Short Code (computer language)

Short Code
DeveloperWilliam F Schmitt, A. B. Tonik, J. R. Logan
First appeared1950 (1950)
Influenced by
ENIAC Short Code
Influenced
Intermediate programming language, OMNIBAC Symbolic Assembler

Short Code was one of the first higher-level languages developed for an electronic computer.[1] Unlike machine code, Short Code statements represented mathematic expressions rather than a machine instruction. Also known as an automatic programming, the source code was not compiled but executed through an interpreter to simplify the programming process; the execution time was much slower though.[2]

  1. ^ Sebesta, R. W. Concepts of Programming languages. 2006; M6 14:18 pp. 44. ISBN 0-321-33025-0.
  2. ^ Sebesta, R. W. Concepts of Programming languages. 11E; Chapter 2, pp. 39. ISBN 978-0133943023.