A multiple-user graphical programming and analysis environment is
disclosed that includes graphically represented code objects, graphically
represented inter-code object connections, application programs, and a
graphical white board area. Each code object may be created by a user,
and accessible by other users in an asynchronous fashion, in accordance
with the security privileges of the other users. Each inter-code object
connection represents data transfer between a pair of code objects. Each
application program is made up of one or more chains of the code objects,
interconnected via the inter-code object connections. The code objects
are definable and movable within the graphical white board area, and the
inter-code object connections are creatable within this area. The
application programs are executable within the graphical white board
area. The code objects, as well as the environment itself, may be
developed in an architecture-independent and Internet web browsing
program-independent computer programming technology, such as Java.
