Debugging on the Shoulders of Giants: Von Neumann's Programs 65 Years Later.

A study that examined and executed the programs John von Neumann wrote for the IAS machine reveals time-tested truths about computer architecture, side effects, instruction set design, and automatic programming—truths all foreseen by von Neumann and his team more than 50 years ago.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:	Computer (00189162) Vol. 45; no. 11; pp. 59 - 69
Main Authors:	Fagin, Barry, Skrien, Dale
Format:	Article
Published:	IEEE Nov2012
Subjects:	Von Neumann, John, 1903-1957 Computer architecture Automatic programming (Computer science) Computer input-output equipment Set design Computer programming
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost

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Summary:	A study that examined and executed the programs John von Neumann wrote for the IAS machine reveals time-tested truths about computer architecture, side effects, instruction set design, and automatic programming—truths all foreseen by von Neumann and his team more than 50 years ago.