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Article #2974Re: Algol68
From: K P Donnelly
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1991 12:00
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 1991 12:00
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mo@messy.bellcore.com (Michael O'Dell) writes: >Learning Algol68 as a student did wonders for understanding other >languages, in particular, declarations in C. Agreed!! Why are we not using Algol68 now when it is so much better than other languages. Is it, as I suspect, that people did not realise how good it was? Is it because it was bypassed by Pascal, which was designed as a teaching language but ended up being used for lots of things it was never intended for? Is Algol68 being used anywhere now? Kevin Donnelly
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!lll-winken!uunet!mcsun!ukc!edcastle!yfcw14 From: yfcw14@castle.ed.ac.uk (K P Donnelly) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,comp.arch Subject: Re: Algol68 Message-ID: <9168@castle.ed.ac.uk> Date: 14 Mar 91 12:00:18 GMT References: <3787@bruce.cs.monash.OZ.AU> <chl.668272227@m1> <1991Mar8.202516.10401@praxis.co.uk> <PCG.91Mar9211601@aberdb.cs.aber.ac.uk> <1991Mar11.123405.17814@bellcore.bellcore.com> Organization: Edinburgh University Lines: 12