Still, having modern tools, it's generally more useful to write graphic programs for more modern displays. I whipped up the following code to display the results of a parametric circle equation. The tool of choice in this case was LinqPad. I like Linqpad because it's nice for writing and running short code snippets.
I think for many programmers WPF (Windows Presentation Framework) seems to be a complex tool, but, surprisingly, it's relatively simple to whip up simple interfaces using only code. For this I decided to use the Canvas, Line, and Ellipse shape primitives to create a quick graphic display like this:.
void Main() { var g = new Grid(); var w = new Window { Width = 420, Height = 440, Title = "Graph", Content = g}; var c = new Canvas { Background = Brushes.BlanchedAlmond }; DrawLine(200,10,200,390,c); DrawLine(10,200,390,200,c); for (int i=0; i<50; i++) { double t = (1.0 / 50.0) * (i); int x = (int) (Math.Cos( 2 * Math.PI * t) * 100) + 197; int y = (int) (Math.Sin( 2 * Math.PI * t) * 100) + 197; DrawPoint(x,y,c); } g.Children.Add(c); w.ShowDialog(); } public void DrawPoint(int x, int y, Canvas c) { var e = new Ellipse { Height = 6, Width = 6, Fill = Brushes.Blue, Stroke = Brushes.Black }; Canvas.SetLeft(e,x); Canvas.SetTop(e,y); c.Children.Add(e); } public void DrawLine(int x1, int y1, int x2, int y2, Canvas c) { var l = new Line{ X1 = x1, Y1 = y1, X2 = x2, Y2 = y2, Stroke = Brushes.Black, StrokeThickness = 1 }; c.Children.Add(l); }