OOP vs Data-Flow

Two main programming paradigms are Object-Oriented and Data-Flow. Many visual programming languages actually use a combination of both.

Data Flow

The data flow paradigm is commonly used for design software in fields like architecture, sound design, graphic design, 3-D modeling. Data flow is the primary paradigm associated with Parametric Design, where each Logic-Node has input, output ports where data streams can be connected

NodeBox: Data-flow Geometric Output on Left, with Node-Link Graph on Right

Examples of Data-Flow Software:

2D Design: NodeBox: Visual Programming Language for Geometric Forms: Free and Open-source

3D Modeling: Rhino3D: Grasshopper, Shader Forge

Sound Design: MAX-MSP, Pure-Data

Rhino3D Grasshopper