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Programs organized into procedures and modules

Data structures include arrays, records, and fixed-point types

Real-time control structures for deterministic execution

Efficient memory management and low-level system access

Applications compiled for specific embedded hardware

Procedures and records define program logic and data

Compiler produces machine code for target hardware

Macros expand into reusable code blocks

Arrays and fixed-point types manage structured data

System-level operations handle embedded I/O

Procedural modular design

Real-time event handling

Structured memory and fixed-point management

Macro-based code reuse

Embedded hardware-oriented program flow

Avionics flight control systems

Radar signal processing modules

Air defense command and control software

Embedded sensor management

Legacy aerospace mission-critical applications

Structured programming with clear block constructs

Deterministic execution for real-time systems

Strong typing for safety and reliability

Efficiency in memory and CPU-constrained environments

Procedural design optimized for embedded hardware

Use modular procedures to scale embedded programs

Optimize memory and CPU usage for larger systems

Reuse macros for efficiency

Profile execution time for real-time constraints

Ensure deterministic behavior in larger modules

Port ALGOL or legacy procedural code to JOVIAL

Replace unsafe assembly routines with structured procedures

Adapt numeric computations to fixed-point types

Organize programs into reusable modules and macros

Validate real-time execution in simulator or hardware