Leave and recall: Primitives for procedural programming

Abstract

Two primitives for structured programming are introduced. The primitives allow a generalized procedure entry and return similar to the ‘loop’ and ‘break’ statements found in many algorithmic languages for control in repetitive commands. Examples are given and the practicality of the primitives especially for interactive programming is stressed. Finally, the detailed implementation of the primitives is discussed; they may be implemented as procedures within an existing language.