Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p IITRAN was a programming language created in the mid-1960s. It was designed as a first language for students, and its syntax resembled that of PL/I. The name derives from Illinois Institute of Technology, where it was developed.The IITRAN language was initially implemented on an IBM System/360 DOS system. In the early 1970s, the IBM platform proved to be too small for the IIT environment and the hardware was upgraded. A new version was developed for the Univac 1108 platform. The language itself did not change but with the new hardware, a new implementation of the IITran software was developed.IITRAN was designed and developed in response to the increasing demand for a computer language which would meet the following specifications:It should be clear, concise, and easily learned, even for those who have had no previous experience with computers or mathematics;It should bear as close a resemblance as possible to the English language;It should be free of awkward restrictions and limitations;It should be consistent with mathematical and logical foundations;It should allow processing of a great number of individual programs in a very short time;It should serve as a computational tool for students of science and engineering;It should process a clear, easily understood, set of diagnostic error messages.(Bauer, p. V). }
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- IITRAN abstract "IITRAN was a programming language created in the mid-1960s. It was designed as a first language for students, and its syntax resembled that of PL/I. The name derives from Illinois Institute of Technology, where it was developed.The IITRAN language was initially implemented on an IBM System/360 DOS system. In the early 1970s, the IBM platform proved to be too small for the IIT environment and the hardware was upgraded. A new version was developed for the Univac 1108 platform. The language itself did not change but with the new hardware, a new implementation of the IITran software was developed.IITRAN was designed and developed in response to the increasing demand for a computer language which would meet the following specifications:It should be clear, concise, and easily learned, even for those who have had no previous experience with computers or mathematics;It should bear as close a resemblance as possible to the English language;It should be free of awkward restrictions and limitations;It should be consistent with mathematical and logical foundations;It should allow processing of a great number of individual programs in a very short time;It should serve as a computational tool for students of science and engineering;It should process a clear, easily understood, set of diagnostic error messages.(Bauer, p. V)".