Programming Langauges: A short history for economists

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dc.contributor.authorNerlove, Marc
dc.date.accessioned2009-09-01T16:45:03Z
dc.date.available2009-09-01T16:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2004-02-04
dc.description.abstractThe development of programming languages as a means of communicating with digital computers is surveyed with emphasis on those languages and characteristics of particular relevance to economists and statisticians. There are several different types of software: (1) True programming languages which are used for many purposes in communicating with the machine, such as FORTRAN. (2) Software with greater specificity in purpose and function such as MATHEMATICA, GAUSS, MATLAB and MAPLE. (3) "Libraries" or collections of special purpose algorithms designed to be used within programs written in one of the major languages, e.g., the LINPACK, MINPACK, EISPAC, and IMSL libraries. (4) Collections of programs, sometimes called packages, linked together and designed for special purposes. These generally must be used within some of the languages one step removed from the basics. Examples include MATLAB Toolboxes. (5) Finally, there are programs which although made generally available cannot be used stand-alone in any sense.en
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dc.identifier.citationNerlove M. Programming languages: A short history for economists. Journal of Economic & Social Measurement . March 2004; 29(1-3):189-203.en
dc.identifier.issn0747-9662
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/9423
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherIOS Pressen
dc.relation.isAvailableAtCollege of Agriculture & Natural Resourcesen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtAgricultural & Resource Economicsen_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_us
dc.relation.isAvailableAtUniversity of Maryland (College Park, MD)en_us
dc.subjectprogramming languagesen
dc.subjectcomputersen
dc.subjectalgorithmsen
dc.subjectsoftwareen
dc.titleProgramming Langauges: A short history for economistsen
dc.typeArticleen

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