Re: Algol68

Article View: comp.lang.misc

Article #3021

#3021

From: Debora Weber-Wulff
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1991 18:33

17 lines
1250 bytes

Why is Algol 68 not being used? Well, it seems to have every feature
ever needed, and is thus rather difficult to read and learn. Tony
Hoare wrote about "The Emperor`s New Clothes" a while back, in which
he politely explains why less is better. 

Sure, it has some nice stuff (like "own" variables), but look at
the definition - what is it, 5 cm thick? 

All the same, I'd like to hear about "real" software (as opposed
to programming exercises) that have been programmed in it.

-- Debbie

-- 
Debora Weber-Wulff
snail: FU Berlin, ZI Fachdidaktiken, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, W-1000 Berlin 33
email: weberwu@inf.fu-berlin.de, dww@math.fu-berlin.de

Technical Details

Message-ID: <YV6O4AC@math.fu-berlin.de>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!math.fu-berlin.de!dww

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> <9168@castle.ed.ac.uk>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!math.fu-berlin.de!dww
From: dww@math.fu-berlin.de (Debora Weber-Wulff)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Algol68
Message-ID: <YV6O4AC@math.fu-berlin.de>
Date: 18 Mar 91 18:33:12 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> <9168@castle.ed.ac.uk>
Sender: news@math.fu-berlin.de (Math Department)
Organization: Free University of Berlin, Germany
Lines: 17

Reply to Parent Message