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The Computer Journal 1982 25(2):248-252; doi:10.1093/comjnl/25.2.248
© 1982 by British Computer Society
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A Comparison of Pascal and Ada

B. A. Wichmann *

Division of Numerical Analysis and Computer Science, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, UK

This paper compares the two programming languages, Pascal and Ada. While Ada is based upon Pascal, its design objectives are very different. Pascal was designed for teaching whereas Ada was designed for major military software systems. The simplicity of Pascal is advantageous only if its restrictions does not jeopardize the programming of an application. The improved modularity of Ada, as provided by packages, should be an important aspect for commercial development.

Received August 1981.

* Division of Numerical Analysis and Computer Science, National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex TW11 0LW, UK


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