DETAB-X

An Improved Business-Oriented Computer Language

Solomon L. Pollack

ResearchPublished 1962

A description of a computer language based on the use of decision tables, DETAB-X (Decision Tables, Experimantal). The memorandum traces the evolution of computer progamming and the steps in its development. The desirable features for a problem-analysis technique are discussed, together with a comparison of DETAB-X and COBOL-61. DETAB-C was developed at Rand as part of a continuing effort to devise methods that will permit the Air Force and other large users of computers to reduce costs and time-lags involved in designing and implementing data systems.

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  • Copyright: RAND Corporation
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  • Year: 1962
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Pollack, Solomon L., DETAB-X: An Improved Business-Oriented Computer Language, RAND Corporation, RM-3273-PR, 1962. As of September 20, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3273.html
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Pollack, Solomon L., DETAB-X: An Improved Business-Oriented Computer Language. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1962. https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_memoranda/RM3273.html. Also available in print form.
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