Sujet : Re: Command Languages Versus Programming Languages
De : ldo (at) *nospam* nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Groupes : comp.unix.shell comp.unix.programmer comp.lang.miscDate : 07. Apr 2024, 22:05:54
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On Sun, 7 Apr 2024 14:43:04 +0100, Andy Walker wrote:
I can see no argument for saying that [“Algol”], by default, refers to
A60.
“Wirth-Hoare Algol”, a.k.a. “Algol-W” (the precursor of Pascal) was a
derivative of Algol-60, not Algol-68 (which didn’t exist yet).
“Burroughs Algol” was an implementation of Algol-60, not Algol-68.
Even in the 21st century, articles like
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https://seattlewebsitedevelopers.medium.com/algol-the-language-that-influenced-the-future-cfec9a3e2a4c>
can say
Generally called ALGOL 60, ALGOL had three major updates ...