RAPTOR is a flowchart-based programming environment, designed specifically to help students visualize their algorithms and avoid syntactic baggage. RAPTOR programs are created visually and executed visually by tracing the execution through the flowchart. Required syntax is kept to a minimum. Students prefer using flowcharts to express their algorithms, and are more successful creating algorithms using RAPTOR than using a traditional language or writing flowcharts without RAPTOR.
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A Multiplatform version of RAPTOR is now available for Windows, Mac and Linux built on top of [Avalonia]! See the downloads section below. Uses fonts from Noto Sans CJK for internationalization. Key differences:
Figure 1 RAPTOR for Windows
Figure 2 RAPTOR Avalonia
Papers on RAPTOR application:
RAPTOR referenced in following books or publications:
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Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - A Gripping Espionage Thriller
The season spans eight episodes, tracing the evolution of a petty conman into a key national asset.
Based on: The novel Mission to Pakistan by Maloy Krishna Dhar Episode Guide (Season 1)
The Infiltration (E04–E06): As Harphan settles into his new life, the stakes rise. He must navigate suspicious neighbors, military officials, and the constant threat of exposure. This segment highlights the "loneliness of the spy," where one wrong word means certain death.
Set in the mid-1960s, the story follows Kamran Bakhsh (played by Zain Khan Durrani), a small-time con man with a photographic memory and a knack for languages. Following the fallout of the 1962 Sino-Indian War, India's intelligence agencies—led by SKS Moorthy (Prakash Raj) and Ramkishore Negi (Adil Hussain)—are desperate for ground intel to prevent a surprise Pakistani offensive.
The Final Stretch (Episodes 7-8): Tension peaks as Harfan uncovers major attack plans from General Agha Khan’s study. To escape, he is forced to commit a tragic act, killing Begum Anar to protect his cover. He eventually flees toward the Indian border, masquerading as a Mujahideen. Season Finale & Ending
Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - A Gripping Espionage Thriller
The season spans eight episodes, tracing the evolution of a petty conman into a key national asset. Mukhbir The Story of a Spy S01 E01-08 WebRip 48...
Based on: The novel Mission to Pakistan by Maloy Krishna Dhar Episode Guide (Season 1) Mukhbir: The Story of a Spy - A
The Infiltration (E04–E06): As Harphan settles into his new life, the stakes rise. He must navigate suspicious neighbors, military officials, and the constant threat of exposure. This segment highlights the "loneliness of the spy," where one wrong word means certain death. Legality : Ensure that you're accessing the content
Set in the mid-1960s, the story follows Kamran Bakhsh (played by Zain Khan Durrani), a small-time con man with a photographic memory and a knack for languages. Following the fallout of the 1962 Sino-Indian War, India's intelligence agencies—led by SKS Moorthy (Prakash Raj) and Ramkishore Negi (Adil Hussain)—are desperate for ground intel to prevent a surprise Pakistani offensive.
The Final Stretch (Episodes 7-8): Tension peaks as Harfan uncovers major attack plans from General Agha Khan’s study. To escape, he is forced to commit a tragic act, killing Begum Anar to protect his cover. He eventually flees toward the Indian border, masquerading as a Mujahideen. Season Finale & Ending
Do you want more older versions? Check out older versions of RAPTOR here
Did you know RAPTOR has modes? By default, you start in Novice mode. Novice mode has a single global namespace for variables. Intermediate mode allows you to create procedures that have their own scope (introducing the notion of parameter passing and supports recursion). Object-Oriented mode is new (in the Summer 2009 version)
RAPTOR is freely distributed as a service to the CS education community. RAPTOR was originally developed by and for the US Air Force Academy, but its use has spread and RAPTOR is now used for CS education in over 30 countries on at least 4 continents. Martin Carlisle is the primary maintainer, and is a professor at Texas A&M University.
Below handouts are by Elizabeth Drake, edited from Appendix D of her book, Prelude to Programming: Concepts and Design, 5th Edition, by Elizabeth Drake and Stewart Venit, Addison-Wesley, 2011. Linked here with author's permission.
Comments, suggestions, and bug reports are welcome. If you have a comment, suggestion or bug report, send an email to .
David Cox has put together a user forum at http://raptorflowchart.freeforums.org. This provides a place for users to exchange ideas, how tos, etc. Note however, that feedback for the author should be sent by email rather than posting on this forum.
Randy Bower has some YouTube tutorials at http://www.youtube.com/user/RandallBower. You can also search YouTube for "RAPTOR flowchart".
The UML designer is based on NClass, an open-source UML Class Designer. NClass is licensed under the GNU General Public License. The rest of RAPTOR, by US Air Force policy, is public domain. Source is found here. RAPTOR is written in a combination of A# and C#. Unfortunately, I don't have the time to provide support on compilation issues