The Programming Languages B and FORTRAN

With Comparisons

By

Natalie Alleman, Brock Boyd, Coi van Bui, Pattie G. Dickerson, and Allani Giridhar Rao

Table of Contents:

The B Programming Language

1. History

2. Overview

3. Handling of Data Objects

4. Handling of Sequence Control

5. Handling of Subprograms and Storage Management

6. Handling of Abstraction and Encapsulation

The FORTRAN Programming Language

1. History

2. Overview

3. Handling of Data Objects

4. Handling of Sequence Control

5. Handling of Subprograms and Storage Management

6. Handling of Abstraction and Encapsulation

A Comparison of B and FORTRAN

1. Data Objects

2. Sequence Control

3. Subprograms and Storage Management

4. Abstraction and Encapsulation