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WISP(ID:214/wis004)

Macro-based list processing language 

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Country: United Kingdom
Designed 1964
Published: 1964
Genus: Macroassemblers
Sammet category: String and List Processing

Macro-based list processing language
M.V. Wilkes

A very simple list processing language based on LISP. (Sammett 1966)

Structures:
Related languages
EDSAC Autocode → WISP   Written using
WISP → Data-beads   Incorporated some features of
WISP → LIMP   Influence
WISP → ML/I   Influence
WISP → SIGMA   Incorporated features of
WISP → TITAN Autocode   Written using
References:
  • Schorr, H., (1964) Schorr, H., "Computer-Aided System Design and Analysis Using a Register Transfer Language," IEEE Transactions on Electronic Computers, Vol. EC-13, Dec. 1964, pp. 730-738.
  • Waite, William M. and Schorr, H. (1964) Waite, William M. and Schorr, H. "A note on the formation of free list" pp478 Abstract DOI
          in [ACM] (1964) [ACM] CACM 7(08) August 1964
  • Wilkes, M. V. (1964) Wilkes, M. V. "Lists and Why They are Useful" Abstract
          in (1964) Proceedings of the 19th ACM national conference January 1964
  • Wilkes, M.V. (1964) Wilkes, M.V. "An Experiment with a Self-Compiling Compiler for a Simple List- Processing Language"
          in Goodman, Richard (ed) (1964) Goodman, Richard (ed) "Annual Review in Automatic Programming" (4) 1964 Pergamon Press, Oxford
  • Ingerman, Peter Z. (1965) Ingerman, Peter Z. review of Wilkes ARIAP (1964) Abstract
          in (1965) ACM Computing Reviews 6(04) July-August 1965
  • R. J. Orgass, H. Schorr, W.M. Waite, and M.V. Wilk (1965) R. J. Orgass, H. Schorr, W.M. Waite, and M.V. Wilkes "WISP: A Self-Compiling List Processing Language", Technical Report No. 36, Basser Computing Dept., Univ. of Sydney (October 1965).
          in (1965) ACM Computing Reviews 6(04) July-August 1965
  • Wilkes, M. V. (1965) Wilkes, M. V. "Lists and Why They are Useful" p278
          in (1965) The Computer Journal 7(4) January 1965
  • Sammet, Jean E. (1968) Sammet, Jean E. "Revised Annotated Descriptor Based Bibliography for the Use of Computers for Non-Numerical Mathematics"
          in Bobrow, D. G. (ed) (1968) Bobrow, D. G. (ed) "Symbol Manipulation Languages and Techniques", Proceedings of the IFIP Working Conference on Symbol Manipulation Languages. North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam, 1968
  • Brown (1969) Brown, Peter "A survey of macro processors" pp37-88
          in Halpern, Mark I and Shaw Christopher J (eds) (1969) Halpern, Mark I and Shaw Christopher J (eds) "Annual Review in Automatic Programming" (6) 1969 Pergamon Press, Oxford
  • Waite, William M. (1970) Waite, William M. ; Building a Mobile Programming System. Extract: Introduction Extract: General approach
          in (1970) The Computer Journal 13(1) January 1970
  • Sammet (1972) Sammet, Jean E., "Roster of Programming Languages 1972" 298
          in (1972) Computers & Automation 21(6B), 30 Aug 1972
  • Stock and Stock (1973) Stock, Marylene and Stock, Karl F. "Bibliography of Programming Languages: Books, User Manuals and Articles from PLANKALKUL to PL/I" Verlag Dokumentation, Pullach/Munchen 1973 648 Abstract
          in (1972) Computers & Automation 21(6B), 30 Aug 1972
  • Layzell, P.Z. (1985) Layzell, P.Z. "The History of Macro-Processors in Programming Language Extensibility"
          in (1985) The Computer Journal 28(1) January 1985
  • Wheeler, David (2001) Wheeler, David "Events in the early history of the Computer Laboratory" - Notes by David Wheeler, additional material by David Hartley Events in the early history of the Computer Laboratory
          in (1985) The Computer Journal 28(1) January 1985
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