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Machine language programming in an undergraduate computer science curriculum

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This paper examines the advantages and disadvantages of teaching machine language programming to computer science undergraduate students. A teaching language based on reverse Polish notation, but with high-level control constructs, is presented as an alternative to conventional assembly language. Experiences with using this language are described.

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  1. 1 POLLY - A Reverse Polish Programming Language. Ian Sommerville, Department of Computer Science, Heriot-Watt University. Revised edition June 1976.Google ScholarGoogle Scholar

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            cover image ACM SIGCSE Bulletin
            ACM SIGCSE Bulletin  Volume 9, Issue 1
            Special issue seventh technical symposium on computer science education
            Feb 1977
            187 pages
            ISSN:0097-8418
            DOI:10.1145/382063
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              SIGCSE '77: Proceedings of the seventh SIGCSE technical symposium on Computer science education
              February 1977
              187 pages
              ISBN:9781450374071
              DOI:10.1145/800104

            Copyright © 1977 ACM

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