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Design objectives for high level microprogramming languages

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Kamran Malik,

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ACM SIGMICRO Newsletter, Volume 9, Issue 4

Pages 154 - 160

https://doi.org/10.1145/1014198.804325

Published: 19 November 1978 Publication History

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The primitive operations of a high level language for producing emulators is shown to include special purpose features specific to virtual machine implementation. A Hierarchy of data types, short reliable language constructs, and control structures that minimize emulator complexity are suggested by a goal-directed, structured design methodology. In addition, structural “clues” generated by the language compiler assist in producing portable, yet efficient horizontal micro code for partially-encoded host architectures.

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Design objectives for high level microprogramming languages
1. Hardware
  1. Emerging technologies
    1. Analysis and design of emerging devices and systems
      1. Emerging languages and compilers
2. Software and its engineering
  1. Software creation and management
    1. Software development process management
      1. Software development methods
  2. Software notations and tools
    1. Compilers
    2. General programming languages
      1. Language features
        Constraints

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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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