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Language peer sets for PSL:
United States
United States/1970
Designed 1970
1970s languages
Third generation
High Cold War
Genus Goal description
Experimental and other
Goal description
Context-based
Data representation
Goal description/1970
Context-based /1970
Data representation/1970
Goal description/United States
Context-based /United States
Data representation/United States
Experimental and other
Experimental and other/1970
Experimental and other/us

PSL(ID:4036/psl002)

Problem Statement Language 

alternate simple view
Country: United States
Designed 1970
Genus: Goal description
Sammet category: Experimental and other


for Problem Statement Language

part of the ISDOS automatic programming system project

Grew out of the combined use of SSL and ADS in the Navy Material Command Support Activity and Navy
Integrated Financial Management System, synthesised to get best components of both

(Teichroew at University of Michigan and Nunamaker at Purdue University)


Related languages
ADS PSL   Incorporates some features of
Information Algebra PSL   Influence
SSL PSL   Incorporates some features of
SYSTEMATICS PSL   Influence
TAG PSL   Incorporated some features of
Young and Kent PSL   Influence
PSL PSL/II   Evolution of

References:
  • Teichroew, D. (1970) Teichroew, D. Problem statement languages in MIS. Proc. Int. Symp. of BIFOA (Management Information Systems--A Challenge to Scientific Research), Cologne, July 1970, pp. 253-270;
  • Thall, R. (1970) Thall, R. A manual for PSA/ADS: A machine-aided approach to analysis of ADS. ISDOS Working Paper No. 35, Dep. Indus. and Operations Eng., U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Oct. 1970.
  • Nunamaker, J. (1971) Nunamaker, J. "A methodology for the design and optimization of information processing systems" pp283-294
          in [AFIPS] (1971) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1971 Spring Joint Computer Conference SJCC 38
  • Teichroew, Daniel (1971) Teichroew, Daniel "An approach to research in file organization" Proceedings of the 1971 Annual ACM Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, College Park, Maryland pp147 - 154 Abstract DOI Extract: Problem Statement Language Extract: Problem Statement Analyzer
          in [AFIPS] (1971) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1971 Spring Joint Computer Conference SJCC 38
  • Merten, A. and Teichroew, D. (1972) Merten, A. and Teichroew, D. "The impact of problem statement languages in software evaluation" pp849-858
          in [AFIPS] (1972) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1972 Fall Joint Computer Conference FJCC 41
  • Telchroew, D., (1972) Telchroew, D., "A Survey of Languages for Stating Requirements for Computer-Based Information Systems', pp1203-1224
          in [AFIPS] (1972) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1972 Fall Joint Computer Conference FJCC 41
  • Hershey, E. A.; Rataj, W. J.; and Teichroew,D. (1973) Hershey, E. A.; Rataj, W. J.; and Teichroew,D. "PSL/II Language Specifications", Version 1.0 ISDOS Working Paper No. 68, University of Michigan, Dept. of Industrial and Operations Engineering, Ann Arbor, Michigan (Feb. 1973).
          in [AFIPS] (1972) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1972 Fall Joint Computer Conference FJCC 41
  • Nunamaker, J., and Whinston, A. (1973) Nunamaker, J., and Whinston, A. A macro approach to the planning and cost allocation of computer services. Management Informatics 2, 4 (Aug. 1973), 177-189.
          in [AFIPS] (1972) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1972 Fall Joint Computer Conference FJCC 41
  • Teichroew, D. Hershey, E. A., and Rata J, W. J., (1973) Teichroew, D. Hershey, E. A., and Rata J, W. J., "An Introduction to PSL/PSA', University of Michigan ISDOS Working Paper No. 86, 1973
          in [AFIPS] (1972) [AFIPS] Proceedings of the 1972 Fall Joint Computer Conference FJCC 41
  • Leavenworth and Sammet (1974) Leavenworth, Burt M.; Sammet, Jean E. "An overview of nonprocedural languages" pp1-12 Abstract Extract: ISDOS languages
          in [VHLL 1974] (1974) Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Very high level languages, March 28-29, 1974, Santa Monica, California, United States
  • Nunamaker, J. (1974) Nunamaker, J. A methodology for the design and optimization of information processing systems. in System Analysis Techniques, J.D. Cougar and R. Knapp, Eds., Wiley, New York, 1974, pp. 359-376.
          in [VHLL 1974] (1974) Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Very high level languages, March 28-29, 1974, Santa Monica, California, United States
  • Nunamaker, J. F. Jr., Nylin, W. C. Jr., and Konsyn (1974) Nunamaker, J. F. Jr., Nylin, W. C. Jr., and Konsynski, B. Jr. "Processing Systems Optimization through Automatic Design and Reorganization of Program Modules", Information Systems (Tou ed.), pp. 311-336, Plenum, 1974.
          in [VHLL 1974] (1974) Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Very high level languages, March 28-29, 1974, Santa Monica, California, United States
  • Teichroew, D. (1974) Teichroew, D. Problem statement analysis: Requirements for the problem statement analysis (PSA). In Systems Analysis Techniques, J.D. Cougar and R. Knapp, Eds., Wiley, New York, 1974, pp. 336-358.
          in [VHLL 1974] (1974) Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Very high level languages, March 28-29, 1974, Santa Monica, California, United States
  • Teichroew, D. (1974) Teichroew, D. Problem statement languages in System Analysis Techniques, J.D. Cougar and R. Knapp, Eds., Wiley, New York, 1974, pp. 310--327.
          in [VHLL 1974] (1974) Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Very high level languages, March 28-29, 1974, Santa Monica, California, United States
  • Teichroew, D., Hershey, E., Bastarache, M. (1974) Teichroew, D., Hershey, E., Bastarache, M. An introduction to PSL/PSA. ISDOS Working Paper No. 86, Dep. Indus. and and Operations Eng., U. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Mich., March 1974.
          in [VHLL 1974] (1974) Proceedings of the ACM SIGPLAN symposium on Very high level languages, March 28-29, 1974, Santa Monica, California, United States
  • Thomas I. M. Ho (1974) Thomas I. M. Ho "Requirements statement language principles for automatic programming" pp279 - 288 Abstract Extract: Historical and Technical Background
          in [ACM] (1974) Proceedings of the 1974 ACM Annual Conference San Diego, November, 1974
  • Nunamaker, J., and Konsynski, B. (1975) Nunamaker, J., and Konsynski, B. From problem statement to automatic code generation. Systemeering 75, Studentlitteratur, Lund, Sweden, 1975, pp. 215-240.
          in [ACM] (1974) Proceedings of the 1974 ACM Annual Conference San Diego, November, 1974
  • Nunamaker, J., Ho, T., Konsynski, B., and Singer, (1975) Nunamaker, J., Ho, T., Konsynski, B., and Singer, C. "SODA: Systems optimization and design algorithm--an aid in the selection of computer systems and for the structure of computer program modules and data base" pp127-150
          in Information Systems and Organizational Structure, (1975) Information Systems and Organizational Structure, E. Grochla and N. Szyperski, Eds., Walter de Gruyter Pub., Berlin and New York, 1975
  • Nunamaker, J. F., Jr.; Konsynski, Benn R. Jr.; Ho, (1976) Nunamaker, J. F., Jr.; Konsynski, Benn R. Jr.; Ho, Thomas and Carl Allen Singer "Computer-aided analysis and design of information systems" CACM 19(12) December 1976 pp674-687 Extract: Introduction Extract: Computer-Aided Problem Statement Techniques and Analyzers Extract: Description of ADS and SODA Software Extract: ADS Analyzer Extract: ISDOS project
          in Information Systems and Organizational Structure, (1975) Information Systems and Organizational Structure, E. Grochla and N. Szyperski, Eds., Walter de Gruyter Pub., Berlin and New York, 1975
  • Ruth, Gregory R. (1977) Ruth, Gregory R. "Automatic programming: Automating the software system development process", Proceedings of the 1977 annual conference, p.174-180, January 1977 Extract: Application Specification Media and Aids Abstract
          in Information Systems and Organizational Structure, (1975) Information Systems and Organizational Structure, E. Grochla and N. Szyperski, Eds., Walter de Gruyter Pub., Berlin and New York, 1975
  • Lynch, H. (1979) Lynch, H. ADS: A technique in system documentation. Database, 1, 1 (Spring 1969), 6-18.
          in Information Systems and Organizational Structure, (1975) Information Systems and Organizational Structure, E. Grochla and N. Szyperski, Eds., Walter de Gruyter Pub., Berlin and New York, 1975
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