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Requirements for real-time languages

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Design and Implementation of Programming Languages

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Abstract

"Real-time systems" is an all-encompassing term that includes systems from many diverse application areas. A common property of these systems is that they contain processing that must be completed under critical time constraints. The language requirements for real-time systems differ more in degree than in nature from the requirements for other systems. This paper discusses five categories of requirements at a fairly general level and describes specific requirements in each of the areas. The five categories are reliability, maintainability, power, efficiency, and portability. Requirements which differ significantly in degree for real-time systems, and language capabilities and features to meet those requirements are discussed. The paper does not propose specific features for the "ideal" real-time language, but points out the areas of concern.

This work was supported by Contract F19628-76-C-0225, Electronic Systems Division, U. S. Air Force Systems Command.

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  1. Intermetrics, Inc., 701 Concord Avenue, 02138, Cambridge, Massachusetts

    Timothy A. Dreisbach & Larry Weissman

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  1. Timothy A. Dreisbach
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John H. Williams David A. Fisher

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Dreisbach, T.A., Weissman, L. (1977). Requirements for real-time languages. In: Williams, J.H., Fisher, D.A. (eds) Design and Implementation of Programming Languages. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 54. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0021428

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