Literature on node interfaces?

Question

Programming

I came across an article about a node interface for PHP - https://habrahabr.ru/post/201646/
It became interesting how difficult it is to create such an interface for your needs?
Recommend literature (books, articles, lessons) about the creation, development, design of such interfaces.
Starting from the very basics - the principles of work, pitfalls, what to look for.
The programming language is not important, but it is desirable that the desktop application be described.

Answer 1

if web programming on js is suitable - then it's just drawn on svg