This paper looks at ways of obtaining a distributed version of an Ada program. Since current approaches require a large investment in system software, we propose instead the use of an Adapter, which can be a manual methodology ...
The expression structure of programming languages is examined. Two weaknesses are identified. The first pertains to the inability, or limited ability, to redefine operators or to define new operators. The second pertains ...
Semantic data models were originally introduced as a tool for data description and design. SDMI (Semantic Data Model Interface) investigates their use in another role - as the basis for a data manipulation language - and ...
Persistent data is defined as that which survives on secondary store after program execution terminates. In a persistent programming language there is no distinction what ever between persistent data and ...