This paper reviews the progress that has been made towards the definition of a new generation of computer assisted problem solving tool. When we solve problems with a computer we state the solution in terms of several languages, beginning with a requirements specification language and ending with a program. Beginning with a generalization of a programming language, this paper follows steps towards the removal of control and data structure information in a problem solution. The effort discussed here would result in the requirements specification language being the final language used in problem solving.
