IBM 1130 User Manual page 176

Which Programming Language or Application
Program Should You Use?
In
terms of coding ease and elapsed time from
problem definition to operating program, the pro-
gramming techniques available to you will generally
rank as follows:
1. Application programs (except Commercial
Subroutine Package and Scientific Subroutine Pack-
age)
2. FORTRAN, Commercial Subroutine Package,
and Scientific Subroutine Package
3. Assembler Language
The Assembler Language is rarely used, be-
cause FORTRAN, augmented by the Commercial
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Subroutine Package and Scientific Subroutine Pack-
age, is more than capable of handling almost all
applications, is' easier to code, and produces
efficient programs.
The brief descriptions given earlier will help
you to select the best language in which to program
your applications. A preview of the payroll pro-
grams given in Sections 25 and 35 will give you a
clearer picture of the kind and amount of writing
required to code some typical commercial jobs.
In addition, Section 70 discusses FORTRAN,
the Commercial Subroutine Package, and how to
use these two tools in implementing your system
design.
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