BLISS REFERENCE MANUAL: A BASIC LANGUAGE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEM SOFTWARE FOR THE PDP-10,

Abstract

The document describes the BLISS implementation language as written for the PDP-10. BLISS is a language specifically designed for use as a tool in implementing large software programs. Special attention is given in the language design to the requirements of the systems programming task, such as: space and time efficiency, the representation of data structures, the lack of run-time support facilities, flexible control structures, modularization, and parameterization of programs.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 15, 1970
Accession Number
AD0706108

Entities

People

  • A. N. Habermann
  • C. Geschke
  • D. R. Russell
  • J. Apperson
  • W. A. Wulf

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Buildings And Structures
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Efficiency
  • Language
  • System Software

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.

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  • Space