Application of Software Engineering Methods in an Assembly Language Environment.

Abstract

Presents the application of the software engineering principles of functional strength in modules, data coupling, and data abstraction in assembly language. Proposes standards for and illustrates the proper use of comments, equates, data structures, conditional assembly, and macro assembly to support program maintainability. Reports on an applied project that involved adding macro capability to an existing cross assembler. The assembler, which is coded in MACRO 32 to run on a VAX/VMS, produces code for the Motorola 6800 series processors.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA151565

Entities

People

  • J. E. Swift

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Assembly Languages
  • Computing-Related Activities
  • Couplings
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Language
  • Maintainability
  • Software Development
  • Standards

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Software Engineering.