I did a lot of coding in Algol during my time at a local University in the late '70s. My impression at the time was that it had a serious paucity of built-in functions, but that it enabled me to write my own and make them easily available to my programs. So I stuffed a library full of I/O and string-handling functions and got along just fine, it seemed to me.
Haven't encountered it since; I don’t know what advances may have been made in that arena. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* That sort of wit which employs itself insolently in criticizing and censuring the words and sentiments of others in conversation is absolute folly; for it answers none of the ends of conversation. He who uses it neither improves others, is improved himself, nor pleases anyone. -Poor Richard’s Almanack, 1756 */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of Rupert Reynolds Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2024 09:07 ....developing a language which is effectively the best bits (IMHO) of Rexx, C and even older languages such as Algol 68 (much underrated in my book) and hints of PL/1.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
