The MDL Programming Language,

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Abstract:

The MDL programming language began existence in late 1970 under the name Muddle as a successor to Lisp Moon, 1974, a candidate vehicle for the Dynamic Modeling System, and a possible base for implementation of Planner Hewitt, 1969. The original design goals included and interactive integrated environment for programming, debugging, loading, and editing ease in learning and use facilities for structured, modular, shared programs extensibility of syntax, data types and operators data-type checking for debugging and optional data-type declarations for compiled efficiency associative storage, coroutining, and graphics.

Author(s):
Galley, Stuart W. ; Pfister, Greg
Author Organization(s):
MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH CAMBRIDGE LAB FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE
Pagination:
0280

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Contract/Grant Number(s):
N00014-75-C-0661
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_5.2.2_Develop Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.2_Understand
Modernization Areas:
Fully Networked C3
Communities of Interest:
Materials and Manufacturing Processes
Descriptor(s):
*PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES, COMPUTER PROGRAMS, DATA PROCESSING, COMPUTER PROGRAMMING, COMPUTER AIDED INSTRUCTION, DEBUGGING(COMPUTERS)
Field(s)/Group(s):
Computer Programming and Software
Keyword(s):
Muddle Programming Language
Report Date:
1979 Jun 01