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Testing ALGOL 60 compilers
Author(s) -
Wichmann B. A.,
Jones B.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
software: practice and experience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.437
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1097-024X
pISSN - 0038-0644
DOI - 10.1002/spe.4380060212
Subject(s) - compiler , computer science , programming language , compiler construction , test (biology) , geology , paleontology
This paper describes some programs used to test ALGOL 60 compilers. The results of the tests on six compilers are given together with some comments on their likely effectiveness in locating bugs in other compilers.