Current systems implementation languages: One user's view

Authors:
John Slimick
Affiliations:
Computer Science Department, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, New Mexico
Venue:
Proceedings of the SIGPLAN symposium on Languages for system implementation
Year:
1971

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Abstract

One user's experience with five current systems implementation languages is outlined stressing virtues and vices of each; the five are: FORTRAN, PASS, GOGOL, XPL, and PL360. Some criteria for future systems implementation languages are suggested; the most crucial features of a systems implementation language are (1) access to the “real” machine, (2) compatibility with existing software, (3) linguistic structure, and (4) predictability of code generator and storage management.