ALGOL 68 was a big step forward, but the standard was hard to read because it lacked adequate comments in the formal definition.
Simula was based on ALGOL 60 and was arguably the first OO language. Ada was derived from ALGOL via Pascal. And, of course, PL/I owes a lot to ALGOL 60. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א יְשַׁקֵּ֖ר ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Bob Bridges <00000587168ababf-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2024 9:32 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Algol 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
