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A comparison of the code space and execution time required for FORTRAN assignment statements on six computer architectures

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Richard A. Belgard,

Victor B. SchneiderAuthors Info & Claims

ACM SIGMICRO Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 4

Pages 56 - 64

https://doi.org/10.1145/1014198.804308

Published: 19 November 1978 Publication History

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A method is presented for deriving lower and upper bounds for memory space and execution time of compiled FORTRAN assignment statements. Formulas, in terms of variable references, are presented. The method is applied to six hypothetical computer architectures, standardized to eliminate variations resulting from addressing strategies and varying opcode lengths. The results are presented in tabular form.

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A comparison of the code space and execution time required for FORTRAN assignment statements on six computer architectures
1. Software and its engineering
  1. Software notations and tools
    1. General programming languages
      1. Language types

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ACM SIGMICRO Newsletter Volume 9, Issue 4

Dec. 1978

160 pages

ISSN:1050-916X

DOI:10.1145/1014198

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MICRO 11: Proceedings of the 11th annual workshop on Microprogramming
November 1978
160 pages
Chairmen:
Stephen D. Crocker,
Gearold Johnson,
Alice Parker,
John Ashlstrom

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Association for Computing Machinery

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Published: 19 November 1978

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