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Itanium® Architecture for Programmers: Understanding 64-Bit Processors and EPIC Principles
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Itanium® Architecture for Programmers: Understanding 64-Bit Processors and EPIC Principles

by James S. Evans - Lawrence University, Gregory L. Trimper - viika
April 2003
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
576 pages
15h 13m
English
Pearson
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3.2. Program Development Steps

Few computer programs are successfully produced in final form in a single pass. Large real-world software development projects usually involve the endeavors of teams of designers, coders, and testers. Even when only one person's efforts are involved, a measure of discipline and order in the development process almost always leads to a better result. Figure 3-1 outlines the stepwise process of developing software using the typical tools of a programming environment: a text editor, an assembler (or compiler for a higher level language), a linker, and a loader (or the system facility that runs a program). Not all of the features in Figure 3-1 are provided with every programming environment, which is a major reason ...

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