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> Wirth, Niklaus (ETH)> Persons || Software written in Switzerland or from Swiss || ALGOL 58

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ALGOL 58
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Pascal. Niklaus Wirth wrote: 'Pascal was born in 1969 out of an act of liberation'

 
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ALGOL60 was first renamed ALGOL68 and then never took off. But ALGOL led to Pascal. Niklaus Wirth wrote: 'Pascal was born in 1969 out of an act of liberation'

https://twitter.com/wildit/status/1576130426573586...

 
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It was much more than 'one meeting' until ALGOL58 came to life. It was a statement from the field of scientific computing against IBM and FORTRAN. Developing ALGOL in a committee slowed things down and finally led to the end.

It was much more than 'one meeting' until ALGOL58 came to life. It was a statement from the field of scientific computing against IBM and FORTRAN. Developing ALGOL in a committee slowed things down and finally led to the end.
https://twitter.com/wildit/status/1576129893624004...
 
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