STDL: a route to productivity for distributed processing

Abstract

Structured Transaction Definition Language (STDL) is a standardized, block-structured, high-level language that provides a development environment for writing portable, distributed transactional, and nontransactional applications. It has been mapped to the major TP monitors and is compatible with DCE. STDL's common API for distributed TP provides both portability across different TP monitors and enhances productivity through the usual benefits of high-level languages augmented with automated IDL/monitor call generation. STDL meets its design requirements in production use today.