Safeguard Data-Processing System: CENTRAN-A Case History in Extendible Language Design
B. N. Dickman · Bell System Technical Journal · 1975
The history of the design and implementation of CENTRAN, an extendible language, is presented as an example to language designers. The history is viewed in the context of four groups of factors: environmental issues, general design issues, specific design issues, and implementation issues. The paper concludes with an evaluation of the design decisions that were made.