A language for describing the functions of synchronous systems Journal Articles

abstract

• Before the design of a system is started, the exact function desired of it should be specified. It is suggested that a computer-oriented language be used for this purpose. The inadequacies of the standard programming languages for the description of systems are discussed, and a dialect of ALGOL which is suitable for describing synchronous systems is introduced. These descriptions can be used for simulation and automatic design of the system described, in addition to communicating system specifications.

authors

• Parnas, David

status

• published 

publication date

• February 1966

has subject area

• 08 Information and Computing Sciences (FoR)
• Information Systems (Science Metrix)

published in

• Communications of the ACM  Journal

keywords

• 46 Information and Computing Sciences

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1145/365170.365176

start page

• 72

end page

• 76

volume

• 9

issue

• 2