Language design for the Ironman requirement

1 September 1978

journal article
Published by Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) in ACM SIGPLAN Notices

Vol. 13 (9) , 59-75
https://doi.org/10.1145/987649.987655

Abstract

The Tartan language was designed as an experiment to see whether the Ironman requirement for a common high-order programming language could be satisfied by an extremely simple language. The result, Tartan substantially meets the Ironman requirement. We believe it is substantially simpler than the four designs that were done in the first phase of the DOD-1 effort. The language definition appears in a companion report; this report provides a more expository discussion of some of the language's features, some examples of its use, and a discussion of some facilities that could enhance the basic design at relatively little cost.

Keywords

COMPANION REPORT
EXPOSITORY DISCUSSION
TARTAN LANGUAGE
LANGUAGE DEFINITION
LANGUAGE DESIGN
BASIC DESIGN
COMMON HIGH-ORDER PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE
IRONMAN REQUIREMENT
SIMPLE LANGUAGE
DOD-1 EFFORT
SATISFIABILITY
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE

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