Abstract
We require more appropriate programming language facilities if we are to implement the numerical processes we would like to have. The needs for precision control and exception handling are particularly urgent, and some specific proposals for meeting these needs are outlined. A number of examples are then used to illustrate the effectiveness of these new facilities, and in particular, to show what a wide choice of possible numerical processes is made available to the user with the help of these facilities. Finally, brief mention is made of the use of preprocessors, of the design of a new language for numerical computation, and of an arithmetic unit that is now under construction. Experience with these systems helps support the claim that the proposed facilities can be provided both economically and efficiently.
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Hull, T.E. (1982). Precision control, exception handling and a choice of numerical algorithms. In: Watson, G.A. (eds) Numerical Analysis. Lecture Notes in Mathematics, vol 912. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0093156
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