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by jolux 2078 days ago
Algol is quite different from Fortran.
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skrebbel 2078 days ago
Sure, so is COBOL. That wasn't my question.
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jolux 2078 days ago
Well, I believe the answer to your question is the edition of Algol he worked on. I personally think it’s one of the most elegant imperative language designs in history.
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