The role of data abstractions in practical programming

Authors:
Donald R. Chand
Affiliations:
Georgia State University
Venue:
ACM-SE 16 Proceedings of the 16th annual Southeast regional conference
Year:
1978

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Abstract

his paper unveils the mystery of data abstraction facilities that are being implemented in languages, such as CLU and ALPHARD. The goal is to demonstrate how the emerging ideas on abstract data types can be used in practical programming. The author motivates the need and advantages of data abstraction facilities and illustrates how to develop conventions to simulate the basic concepts of data abstractions within the framework of existing languages.