Selection and Use of General-Purpose Programming Languages - Program Examples. Volume 2

摘要

Given that conventional programming is the appropriate technique for a particular application, the choice among the various languages becomes an important issue. There a great number of selection criteria, not all of which depend directly on the language itself. Broadly speaking, the criteria are based on (1) the language and its implementation, (2) the application to be programmed, and (3) the user's existing facilities and software. This study presents a survey of selection factors for the major general-purpose languages: Ada, BASIC, C, COBOL, FORTRAN, Pascal, and PL/I. The factors covered include not only the logical operations within each language, but also the advantages and disadvantages stemming from the current computing environment, e.g., software packages, microcomputers, and standards. The criteria associated with the application and the user's facilities are explained. Finally, there is a set of program examples to illustrate the features of the various languages. This volume includes the program examples. Volume 1 contains the discussion of language selection criteria.