Ironman(ID:762/iro001)

Penultimate Ada specification  

HOLWG, DoD, Jan 1977, revised Jul 1977. Fourth of the series of DoD requirements that led to Ada. (See Strawman, Woodenman, Tinman, Steelman).
Related languages
Tinman => Ironman   Evolution of
Ironman => Steelman   Evolution of
References:
  • "Department of Defense Requirements for High Order Computer Programming Languages", view details
          in SIGPLAN Notices 12(12) December 1977 view details
  • "Revised Ironman Requirements for High Order Computer Programming Languages", US Dept of Defense, July 1977. view details
          in SIGPLAN Notices 12(12) December 1977 view details
  • Gnugnoli, G. review of Shaw et al SPE 1981 in ACM Computing Reviews June 1981 view details Abstract: The authors present a methodology for the comparison of languages. Their objective is to define an underlying "core" portion of the language which is brief, which represents the intention of the designers, which fairly represents the essence of the language, and which encompasses those features of the language which allow implementation of modern software engineering techniques. They illustrate this concept by defining and comparing cores of four languages -- FORTRAN, COBOL, JOVIAL, and Ironman (ADA).

          in SIGPLAN Notices 12(12) December 1977 view details
  • Shaw, Mary; Almes, Guy T.; Newcomer, Joseph M.; Reid, Brian K.; and Wulf, W. A. "A comparison of programming languages for software engineering" Software Practice and Experience 11(01) January 1981 pp1-52 view details
          in SIGPLAN Notices 12(12) December 1977 view details