Macroprogramming

In <a href="/facts/Computer_science/lN3pEyPz">computer science</a>, macroprogramming is a <a href="/facts/Programming_paradigm/7LwgRpB3">programming paradigm</a> 
aimed at expressing the macroscopic, global behaviour of an entire system of agents or computing devices.
In macroprogramming, the local programs for the individual components of a <a href="/facts/Distributed_system/o5nyhqTF">distributed system</a> are compiled or interpreted from a macro-program typically expressed by a system-level perspective or in terms of the intended global goal.
The aim of macroprogramming approaches is to support expressing the macroscopic interactive behaviour of a whole distributed system of computing devices or <a href="/facts/Software_agent/aevgKHF0">agents</a> in a single program, or, similarly, to promote their <a href="/facts/Collective_intelligence/fXxGyLtI">collective intelligence</a>.
It is not to be confused with <a href="/facts/Macro_(computer_science)/7abAsm1o">macros</a>, the mechanism often found in programming languages (like <a href="/facts/C_(programming_language)/Ky2No763">C</a> or <a href="/facts/Scala_(programming_language)/ebL8o6AK">Scala</a>) to express substitution rules for program pieces.
Macroprogramming originated in the context of <a href="/facts/Wireless_sensor_network/r5LIAVsU">wireless sensor network</a> programming
and found renewed interest in the context of the <a href="/facts/Internet_of_Things/rwwGAxn3">Internet of Things</a> and <a href="/facts/Swarm_robotics/HXAtBAd7">swarm robotics</a>.
Macroprogramming shares similar goals (related to programming a system by a global perspective) with <a href="/facts/Multitier_programming/caeBr3Ra">multitier programming</a>, <a href="/facts/Choreographic_programming/WxGmI2tY">choreographic programming</a>, and aggregate computing.

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