Some comments on the portability of a large algol program—the implementation of SID on KDF9
F. D. Brown, Valerie Joyce Calderbank, M. D. Poole · Software Practice and Experience · 1971
Abstract Software engineering research is facilitated by the availability of general purpose programs which aid the production of other programs. These may conveniently be termed ‘software tools’. Software tools in themselves often represent a significant amount of intellectual effort and so their portability between different computing environments is important. We consider the requirements on an ALGOL 60 system to enable it to act as a recipient of a software tool written in ALGOL. In particular, our experience of implementing the translator–writing system, SID, on KDF9 is discussed.