7. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the GUI includes a component library area that includes a set of icons available for use in the virtual instrument panel, the medium further comprising: instructions for dragging a selected icon from the component library area to the panel layout area with a mouse pointer; and instructions for presenting a section of code corresponding to the selected icon as floating text at the mouse pointer.
7. The computer-readable medium of claim 1 wherein the GUI includes a component library area that includes a set of icons available for use in the virtual instrument panel, the medium further comprising: instructions for dragging a selected icon from the component library area to the panel layout area with a mouse pointer; and instructions for presenting a section of code corresponding to the selected icon as floating text at the mouse pointer. 8. The computer-readable medium of claim 7 further comprising: instructions for inserting the section of code corresponding to the selected icon at a user selected location in the program dialog area.