27 lines
No EOL
979 B
Text
27 lines
No EOL
979 B
Text
{{language|ALGOL W
|
|
|parampass=both
|
|
|strength=strong
|
|
|safety=safe
|
|
|express=explicit
|
|
|compat=nominative
|
|
|checking=both
|
|
|tags=algolw
|
|
|LCT=yes}}
|
|
Algol W was designed as a successor to [[wp:Algol 60|Algol 60]], closely based on A
|
|
Contribution to the Development of ALGOL by [[wp:Niklaus Wirth|Niklaus Wirth]]
|
|
and [[wp:C.A.R. Hoare|C. A. R. Hoare]]. It includes dynamically
|
|
allocated records, string handling, complex numbers and a standard I/O
|
|
system. A description of the Algol W Language as at 1972 can be found at [https://bitsavers.org/pdf/stanford/cs_techReports/STAN-CS-71-230_Algol_W_Reference_Manual_Feb72.pdf Algol W Reference Manual 1972 on bitsavers.org]
|
|
page. [http://everything2.com/title/Algol%2520W Dabcanboulet's Algol W @ Everything2]
|
|
page contains an excellent
|
|
history and tutorial.
|
|
|
|
==To do==
|
|
[[Tasks not implemented in ALGOL W]]
|
|
|
|
==See also==
|
|
*[[wp:ALGOL_W|Algol W on Wikipedia]]
|
|
*[[ALGOL 60]]
|
|
*[[ALGOL 68]]
|
|
{{language programming paradigm|Imperative}}
|
|
{{stub}} |