IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Programming the EDSAC: Early Programming Activity at the University of Cambridge
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Development of executive routines, both hardware and software
AFIPS '67 (Fall) Proceedings of the November 14-16, 1967, fall joint computer conference
The history of language processor technology in IBM
IBM Journal of Research and Development
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It is possible to discuss the technique of writing programmes without reference to particular problems, in the same way as it is possible to discuss, for example, the solution of differential equations without reference to particular examples. This study might be called “pure programming”, whereas the application to specific problems of the techniques discussed would be “applied programming”. In spite of my title, I shall be concerned in this lecture with one or two aspects of pure programming only. I do not mean to suggest that pure programming has any importance apart from its applications; rather the object of developing the less obvious programme techniques is to make it easier to draw up programmes for specific problems quickly and accurately.