Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
The MAD Definition Facility. |
| Authors: |
Arden, Bruce W.1, Galler, Bernard A.1, Graham, Robert M.2, Reynolds, J. C. |
| Source: |
Communications of the ACM. Aug1969, Vol. 12 Issue 8, p432-439. 8p. 1 Diagram, 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: |
MAD (Computer program language), Programming languages, Computer programmers, Artificial languages, Computer programming, Electronic data processing, Computers |
| Abstract: |
One of the first definition facilities for higher level languages is described. Users of the language can define new operators and/or data types into the MAD language, so that their use appears as if they were predefined. Information is given on how one writes definitions, as well as on much of the motivation behind the form in which definitions are written. Some conclusions are drawn about future definitional facilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
|
Copyright of Communications of the ACM is the property of Association for Computing Machinery and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.) |
| Database: |
Engineering Source |
