The Mumps Programming Language

Please see the new edition: The Mumps Programming Language for a revised and hopefully improved edition! An introduction to the open source Mumps/II language - an enhanced version of legacy Mumps. Mumps/II is a simple, easily learned, powerful database and string manipulation language which is ideal for both desktop and server applications. Mumps/II features: A hierarchical and multi-dimensional database facility; Flexible and powerful pattern matching and string manipulation facilities; Relational database access; Advanced text processing support; Shell scripting; Translation to, and compatibility with, C++.

A comprehensive resource for using the MUMPS programming language for database management. MUMPS is the standard for database management in the U.S. Veterans Administration. Appendixes.

Revised and Improved, 2010. An introduction to the Mumps language and programming guide for the open source M2 Mumps compiler and interpreter. Mumps is a simple, easily learned, powerful database and string manipulation language which is ideal for both desktop and server applications. Mumps began life in the mid 60's as a general purpose programming language designed for medical applications. It stood apart from other languages of the time by supporting an easily manipulated hierarchical database, flexible string handling support, pattern matching, and a simple, easily learned syntax similar to Basic. The unique Mumps global array database effectively unlimited (32 terabytes) sparse, string indexed, multi-dimensional arrays.

This standard contains a three-part description of various aspects of the MUMPS (_Massachusetts General Hospital _Utility _Multi-_Programming _System), a high level interactive language developed for use in complex data handling operations. Includes an overview of the prominent features of the language, and the metalanguage used for the static syntax.

History of Programming Languages presents information pertinent to the technical aspects of the language design and creation. This book provides an understanding of the processes of language design as related to the environment in which languages are developed and the knowledge base available to the originators. Organized into 14 sections encompassing 77 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the programming techniques to use to help the system produce efficient programs. This text then discusses how to use parentheses to help the system identify identical subexpressions within an expression and thereby eliminate their duplicate calculation. Other chapters consider FORTRAN programming techniques needed to produce optimum object programs. This book discusses as well the developments leading to ALGOL 60. The final chapter presents the biography of Adin D. Falkoff. This book is a valuable resource for graduate students, practitioners, historians, statisticians, mathematicians, programmers, as well as computer scientists and specialists.

MUMPS is a high-level programming language that has been gaining popularity in fields beyond its medical and hospital information management origins. This book addresses the needs of novice and intermediate programmers who wish to learn MUMPS, and take advantage of its unique features as a database management tool in business and academic environments.

Contains a two-part description of various aspects of the MUMPS computer programming language: part 1, MUMPS language specification; part 2, MUMPS portability requirements.