Device for generating computer programs and a method for generating computer programs

A method for generating computer programs, comprising:

• providing a plurality of physical carriers of information comprising thereon a rectangular contrasting marker associated with an element of the computer program and at least one of:
• a description text and a graphical symbol, wherein the carriers are configured to form the computer program when the carriers are sequentially arranged along a first axis whereas at least one carrier is configured to receive another carrier on its right side, along a second axis perpendicular to the first axis;
• providing an image capturing device;
• providing a computer device having a display screen;
• capturing a digital image of an arrangement of the carriers forming the computer program by the image capturing device;
• transferring the captured image to the computer device;
• and
• in the computer device:
• processing the image,
• recognizing the carriers on the image by identifying the markers and coordinates of marker vertices on the image,
• transforming the image by correcting the image perspective based on data representing the coordinates of vertices of the identified markers,
• determining the arrangement of the carriers with respect to each other,
• superimposing on the image a graphical icon above the marker of each recognized carrier,
• outputting the combined image,
• accepting a confirmation to proceed, and
• converting the determined arrangement to the computer program.