JOVIAL (Jules' Own Version of the International Algebraic Language) is a high-level, ALGOL-derived programming language developed in the late 1950s by Jules Schwartz at System Development Corporation for the United States Air Force's SAGE air defense system. JOVIAL was one of the first languages to include features for structured programming and remained in wide use for embedded military and aerospace systems for decades, including avionics software for several US military aircraft.
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First Released ParadigmProcedural, imperative, structured 2 SignificanceA major system programming language used through the 1960s and 1970s, especially for embedded and military systems. 2 Classification
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How widely was JOVIAL used as a system programming language?
A major system language in the 1960s and 1970s.
JOVIAL was a major system programming language through the 1960s and 1970s.
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1. Wikidata: JOVIAL
- Wikidata Q1277803, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q1277803 P571 (inception)
- Wikidata Q1277803 P7078 (typing discipline)
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1960
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Procedural, imperative, structured
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It was a major system programming language through the 1960s and 1970s.
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JOVIAL is a high-level programming language based on ALGOL 58, specialized for developing embedded systems (specialized computer systems designed to perform one or a few dedicated functions, usually embedded as part of a larger, more complete device, including
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based on ALGOL 58
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