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Third-Generation Versus Fourth-Generation Software Development
July/August 1988 (vol. 5 no. 4)
pp. 8-14
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Santosh K. Misra, Paul J. Jalics, "Third-Generation Versus Fourth-Generation Software Development," IEEE Software, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 8-14, July/August, 1988.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/52.17797,
author = {Santosh K. Misra and Paul J. Jalics},
title = {Third-Generation Versus Fourth-Generation Software Development},
journal ={IEEE Software},
volume = {5},
number = {4},
issn = {0740-7459},
year = {1988},
pages = {8-14},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/52.17797},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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TY - MGZN
JO - IEEE Software
TI - Third-Generation Versus Fourth-Generation Software Development
IS - 4
SN - 0740-7459
SP8
EP14
EPD - 8-14
A1 - Santosh K. Misra,
A1 - Paul J. Jalics,
PY - 1988
KW - fourth-generation software development; fourth-generation languages; fourth-generation tools; dBase III; PC/Focus; Cobol; benchmark; third-generation-language performance; development effort; code size; performance characteristics; high level languages; software engineering
VL - 5
JA - IEEE Software
ER -
 

A case study examines how fourth-generation languages do well and how they come up short compared to their predecessors. Two fourth-generation tools dBase III and PC/Focus were used, and a solution in Cobol was developed to use as a benchmark for third-generation-language performance. For each solution, development effort, code size, and performance characteristics were examined. It was found that even though the code sizes were smaller with both fourth-generation tools, Cobol was clearly superior in performance. It took longer to develop the solution in Cobol than in dBase III but less time than in PC/Focus.

Index Terms:
fourth-generation software development; fourth-generation languages; fourth-generation tools; dBase III; PC/Focus; Cobol; benchmark; third-generation-language performance; development effort; code size; performance characteristics; high level languages; software engineering
Citation:
Santosh K. Misra, Paul J. Jalics, "Third-Generation Versus Fourth-Generation Software Development," IEEE Software, vol. 5, no. 4, pp. 8-14, July-Aug. 1988, doi:10.1109/52.17797
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