An Evaluation of Autocode Readability Of the many requirements of an autocode, the pair of requirements "easy to read" and "easy to write" are not often compatible. This paper argues that readability can be added automatically in the translation process so that the programmer can enjoy the utmost economy of expression, while for management a full and valid COBOL version is printed to give all the advantages of readability and compatibility. CACM March, 1962 Ellis, P. V. CA620302 JB March 20, 1978 3:15 PM 630 5 630 630 5 630 630 5 630