Year: 1952
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Coding for digital computers is a process of translating from one language to another. A problem to be computed might be expressed in algebraic notation of several types or in one of several forms of logical symbolism. This notation or symbolism must be translated into the machine language. In many problems, particularly those involving iterative processing of many variables, the translation is reasonably direct and can be written out and checked with little difficulty. Some problems, however, require a great many instructions dealing with few variables and arranged in complex alternative paths. In these cases the translation process becomes formidable and the most extensive checking often fails to eliminate clerical errors.
Source: ACM National Meeting
Author: Earl J. Isaac
Language: English
Subfield: Software
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2074230132