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ALGOL W Dead

ALGOL W
KindProgramming language
Appeared1966
Ended1972
StatusDead
CreatorNiklaus Wirth & Tony Hoare / Stanford
FamilyALGOL
Sourceen.wikipedia.org ↗

Wirth and Hoare's lean counter-proposal after ALGOL 68 lost the committee vote — implemented at Stanford and refined directly into Pascal.

Descended from ALGOL 60
Succeeded by Pascal
Created by Tony Hoare Niklaus Wirth
Descendants Pascal

ALGOL W (1966) — Wirth and Hoare's restrained alternative to the committee's ALGOL 68 — added records, references, and case statements to ALGOL 60's frame.\n\nHoare said it was 'too conservative' (his Emperor's Old Clothes confession); it was the direct parent of Pascal.

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Sources

  1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALGOL_W