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Foil 74 Portable Scalable Languages

From Programming Paradigms A CRPC/MCNC Workshop -- April 10-13 1995. by Geoffrey C. Fox
1 We may have to rewrite our code, but we want the resulting program to run on "All" current and future (anticipated) machines
2 No compelling new languages e.g. OCCAM does not solve enough problems to warrant adoption
3 Adapt existing languages
  • Fortran
  • C++
  • ADA
  • C
  • LISP
  • PROLOG
  • BASIC ...... COBOL?
4 Can map onto individual sequential or parallel computers or networks of these (distributed computing)
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