Title
The FORTRAN automatic coding system
Catalog Number
102663113
Type
Document
Description
In Proceedings Western Joint Computer Conference, Los Angeles, California. Pages 188-198. Typeset reprint in original blue cover. "This is the first formal paper on the completed FORTRAN implementation reporting both on the language and on the design of the compiler. It includes an overview of the language, a description of each stage of the processor (with attributions of responsibilities amongst the authors), and conclusions regarding the success of the project. The final statement is worthy of repeating: "... the intellectual satisfaction of having formulated and solved some difficult problems of translation and the knowledge and experience acquired in the process are themselves almost a sufficient reward for the long effort expended . . . " [Lee 1984]
Date
1957-02
Author
Backus, John W.
Publisher
Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)
Extent
10 p.
Copyright Holder
Association for Computing Machinery
Category
Paper/Record
Collection Title
Fortran Archive
Credit
Gift of Paul McJones