About the Icon Analyst Ralph E. Griswold Department of Computer Science The University of Arizona Tucson, Arizona IPD142i March 19, 1996 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Icon Analyst is a newsletter designed and written for persons interested in the Icon programming language. It features articles relating to the technical aspects of Icon: programming techniques, in-depth coverage of language features, applications, and so forth. Each 12-page issue is packed with useful information. If you are interested in the Icon programming language and especially if you program in Icon, this is the newsletter for you, whether you're a novice or expert. The Analyst is written by Ralph E. Griswold, Madge T. Griswold, and Gregg M. Townsend, editors of The Icon Newsletter, which features matters of topical interest. The Icon Analyst is published 6 times a year. The first issue appeared in August, 1990. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Topics planned for future issues Dynamic program analysis Visual interface tools Building visual interfaces Program anatomies Names and variables Graphics applications Symbolic mathematics The implementation of structures Efficient programming Programming quizzes Avoiding bugs Programming with structures Dynamic hashing Programming with co-expressions Using the null value Comparative expression timings Writing bulletproof programs ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- The subscription rate is $25 per year in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, which includes first-class postage. The rate is $35 per year to other countries, which includes air-mail postage. Back issues of the Analyst also are available while supplies last. Back issues are $5 each, with a $2 air-mail shipping charge per order to countries other than the United States, Canada, and Mexico. To subscribe to the Analyst, complete the form on the back of this sheet and return it to the Icon Projectwith your payment. Payment must be in U.S. dollars. Checks must be written on a bank with a branch in the United States. Payment also may be made by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover. Purchase orders must be prepaid. Icon Project Department of Computer Science The University of Arizona P.O. Box 210077 Tucson, AZ 85721-0077 U.S.A. (520) 621-6613 (voice) (520) 621-4246 (fax) icon-project@cs.arizona.edu