JOVIAL AND ITS DOCUMENTATION

Abstract

JOVIAL is described as a general purpose, procedure-oriented, and largely computer-independent programming language intended primarily for professional programmers. JOVIAL was designed and implemented by SDC to produce programs for large, computer-based, military command and control systems. A short history of JOVIAL's compiler design and a selected bibliography are given. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 30, 1962
Accession Number
AD0289831

Entities

People

  • Christopher J. Shaw

Organizations

  • System Development Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bibliographies
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Compilers
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Language
  • Programming Languages

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Library and Information Science

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control