Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Butler, Margaret K.

Titel

Portability and the national energy software center

Ist Teil von

• SIGNUM newsletter, 1979-03, Vol.14 (1), p.87-89

Erscheinungsjahr

1979

Quelle

ACM Digital Library

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• The software portability problem is examined from the viewpoint of experience gained in the operation of a software exchange and information center. First, the factors contributing to the program interchange to date are identified, then major problem areas remaining are noted. The import of the development of programming language and documentation standards is noted, and the program packaging procedures and dissemination practices employed by the Center to facilitate successful software transport are described. Organization, or installation, dependencies of the computing environment, often hidden from the program author, and data interchange complexities are seen as today's primary issues with dedicated processors and network communications offering an alternative solution.