BCPL Basic Combined Programming Language (original) (raw)
“BCPL was an early computer language. It provided for comments between slashes. The name is condensed from “Basic CPL”; CPL was jointly designed by the universities of Cambridge and London. Officially, the “C” stood first for “Cambridge,” then later for “Combined.” -- Unofficially it was generally accepted as standing for Christopher Strachey, who was the main impetus behind the language.” —Language Finger, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library, University of Montana.
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