Translation as a language implementation technique for supercomputers

Implementing new languages on supercomputers is an important task, but it is also a difficult one. The paper argues that a useful and practical approach to implementing new languages on common supercomputers in a research context is to write a translator, which translates programs into Fortran source code rather than compiling them directly into assembly language. This approach has many advantages, particularly in a research environment. The paper also includes a call to supercomputer designers for greater simplicity in the programmers´ view of supercomputer architectures