Accession Number:

ADA010416

Title:

Operational Software Concept (Phase One). Volume III. Higher Order Language Selection.

Descriptive Note:

Final rept. May 73-May 74,

Corporate Author:

GENERAL DYNAMICS/FORT WORTH TEX FORT WORTH DIV

Personal Author(s):

• Engelland,James D.

Report Date:

1974-05-26

Pagination or Media Count:

170.0

Abstract:

This volume, the third of five, describes the evaluation and selection method used to rank higher order languages for possible use in coding OSC routines. Ten general purpose higher order languages were compared and ranked according to their desirability and applicability to 1 the overall OSC programming task, 2 the Phase Two demonstration task, 3 use as an applications programming language, 4 use as an executive-writing language, and 5 use as the system integrator language. JOVIAL J3B was selected as the best candidate for the Phase Two task, and the development of a new language was recommended for the long-term use of OSC.

Descriptors:

• *AVIONICS
• *COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
• FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS
• INTERFACES
• PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
• COMPILERS

Subject Categories:

• Aircraft
• Computer Programming and Software

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE