In this article a visual programming tool is
shown, which allows coding programs by abstracting complex
parts of the syntactic structures of the language by means of
graphic representations combined with textual expressions.
The tool allows student to relate the syntax of a language to the
logic of solving a problem. To validate the proposal, we carried
out an experience with a group of students who used the tool
and another group who used Eclipse. The results show that
there was an additional 23.4% of students who used the tool
and reduced their error rate compared to those who used
Eclipse.
