Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL the ACM committee on programming languages and the GAMM committee on programming (original) (raw)

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  1. Computation Laboratory Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    A. J. Perlis & K. Samelson
  2. Mathematisches Institut der Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
    A. J. Perlis & K. Samelson

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Editors' Note. In the interest of immediate circulation of the results of the ACMGXMM committee work on an algebraic programming language, this preliminary report is presented. The language described naturally enough represents a compromise — but one based more on differences of taste than on content or fundamental ideas. Even so, it provides a natural and simple medium for the expression of a large class of algorithms. This report has not been thoroughly examined for errors and inconsistencies. It is anticipated that the committee will prepare a more complete description of the language for later publication.

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Perlis, A.J., Samelson, K. Report on the Algorithmic Language ALGOL the ACM committee on programming languages and the GAMM committee on programming.Numer. Math. 1, 41–60 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01386372

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