'''RAPTOR''', the Rapid Algorithmic Prototyping Tool for Ordered
'''Raptor'''Reasoning<ref name=ACM1>{{cite web|title=RAPTOR: introducing programming to non-majors with flowcharts|accessdate=2016-09-29|website=ACM|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1050231.1050238&coll=DL&dl=ACM}}</ref>, is a graphical [[authoring tool]] created by Martin C. Carlisle, Terry Wilson, Jeff Humphries and Jason Moore. The software is hosted and maintained by former [[US Air Force Academy]] and current [[Carnegie Mellon University]] professor Martin Carlisle.<ref name=aboutRAPTOR1>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://raptor.martincarlisle.com|website=Raptor|accessdate=2014-09-20}}</ref><ref name=RAPTOR2>{{cite web|title=About|url=http://raptor.martincarlisle.com|website=Raptor|accessdate=2016-09-29}}</ref>
The software allows students to write and execute programs using [[flowchart]]s. It is typically used in academics to teach introductory programming concepts.<ref name=ACMACM2>{{cite web|title=RAPTOR: introducing programming to non-majors with flowcharts|accessdate=2015-08-24|website=ACM|url=http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1050231.1050238&coll=DL&dl=ACM}}</ref>
