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IDL: Background and Status

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This 1987 paper describes the IDL language and its history, and discusses the status of the IDL community.
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Software Engineering Institute

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CMU/SEI-87-TR-047

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This paper presents an overview of the Interface Description Language (IDL). We describe the language and its history. We also discuss the status of the IDL community.

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Stone, D., & Nestor, J. (1987, December 1). IDL: Background and Status. (SEI Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-047). Retrieved June 18, 2026, from https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/idl-background-and-status/.

@techreport{stone_1987,
author={Stone, Donald and Nestor, John},
title={IDL: Background and Status},
month={Dec},
year={1987},
number={{CMU/SEI-87-TR-047},
institution={Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University},
url={https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/idl-background-and-status/},
note={Accessed: 2026-Jun-18}
}

Stone, Donald, and John Nestor. "IDL: Background and Status." (CMU/SEI-87-TR-047). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, December 1, 1987. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/idl-background-and-status/.

D. Stone, and J. Nestor, "IDL: Background and Status," Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University. Software Engineering Institute, SEI Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-047, 1-Dec-1987 [Online]. Available: https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/idl-background-and-status/. [Accessed: 18-Jun-2026].

Stone, Donald, and John Nestor. "IDL: Background and Status." (SEI Report CMU/SEI-87-TR-047). Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Software Engineering Institute, 1 Dec. 1987. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/idl-background-and-status/. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

Stone, Donald; & Nestor, John. IDL: Background and Status. CMU/SEI-87-TR-047. Software Engineering Institute. 1987. https://www.sei.cmu.edu/library/idl-background-and-status/

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