Title :
Debugging on the Shoulders of Giants: Von Neumann´s Programs 65 Years Later
Author :
Fagin, Barry ; Skrien, Dale
Abstract :
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.
Keywords :
computer architecture; instruction sets; program debugging; IAS machine; Von Neumann programs; automatic programming; computer architecture; debugging; instruction set design; time-tested truths; Computer architecture; Instruction sets; Programming; von Neumann, John; IAS machine; IASSim emulator;