Yellow(ID:836/yel001)

Ada proposal language 


SRI International led by Jay Spitzen

A language proposed to meet the Ironman requirements which led to Ada.
Related languages
Steelman => Yellow   Spec written in
References:
  • Dijkstra, E.W. "On the YELLOW Language Submitted to the DoD" view details
          in SIGPLAN Notices 13(10) Oct 1978 view details
  • "Preliminary Design Phase Report and Language Specification - Yellow" Department of Defense 1979 view details Abstract: This document presents a language designed for the programming of embedded computer systems within the DoD. This language is also appropriate for the implementation of many components of its own support environment - editors, interpreters, diagnostic aids, etc. The language was required to be designed by modifying Pascal to comply with the Ironman Requirements. The document contains: a Language Report (in which the syntactic and semantic rules are discussed), a Tutorial and Programming Examples, a Design Discussion, an Analysis of Feasibility, an Analysis of Compliance, and a Glossary.

          in SIGPLAN Notices 13(10) Oct 1978 view details