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ALGOL 68

ALGOL 68 (short for Algorithmic Language 1968) is an imperative programming language member of the ALGOL family that was conceived as a successor to the ALGOL 60 language, designed with the goal of a much wider scope of application and more rigorously defined syntax and semantics.

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Designed by
A. van Wijngaarden, B. J. Mailloux, J. E. L. Peck and C. H. A. Koster, et al.
Family
ALGOL
First appeared
Final Report: 1968; 58 years ago (1968)r0
Paradigms
Multi-paradigm: concurrent, imperative
Scope
Lexical
Stable release
Algol 68/RR / Revised Report: 1973; 53 years ago (1973)r1

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ALGOL 68

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ALGOL 68Designed byA. van Wijngaarden, B. J. Mailloux, J. E. L. Peck and C. H. A. Koster, et al.1.00infobox
ALGOL 68FamilyALGOL1.00infobox
ALGOL 68First appearedFinal Report: 1968; 58 years ago (1968)r01.00infobox
ALGOL 68ParadigmsMulti-paradigm: concurrent, imperative1.00infobox
ALGOL 68ScopeLexical1.00infobox
ALGOL 68Stable releaseAlgol 68/RR / Revised Report: 1973; 53 years ago (1973)r11.00infobox
ALGOL 68Typing disciplineStatic, strong, safe, structural1.00infobox
ALGOL 68Websitealgol68-lang.org1.00infobox
Bashinstance ofto descendant Unix shells0.80text
Algol 60instance ofNote that as in earlier languages0.80text
FORTRANinstance ofNote that as in earlier languages0.80text
spaces are allowed in identifiersinstance ofNote that as in earlier languages0.80text

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