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ALGOL

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ALGOL

Summary

ALGOL is a programming language[1]. ALGOL ranks in the top 2% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (787 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • ALGOL was influenced by Fortran[3].
  • ALGOL's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • ALGOL's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[5].
  • ALGOL's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language[6].
  • ALGOL's instance of is recorded as structured programming language[7].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Friedrich L. Bauer[8].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Hermann Bottenbruch[9].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Heinz Rutishauser[10].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Klaus Samelson[11].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as John Backus[12].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Charles Katz[13].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Alan Perlis[14].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Joseph Henry Wegstein[15].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Peter Naur[16].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Bernard Vauquois[17].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Adriaan van Wijngaarden[18].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as Julien Green[19].
  • ALGOL's designed by is recorded as John McCarthy[20].
  • ALGOL is used for computer programming[21].
  • ALGOL is used for creating[22].
  • ALGOL's Commons category is recorded as Algol (programming language)[23].
  • 1959 marks the founding of ALGOL[24].
  • ALGOL's has edition or translation is recorded as ALGOL 58[25].
  • ALGOL's has edition or translation is recorded as ALGOL 60[26].
  • ALGOL's has edition or translation is recorded as ALGOL 68[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[4], procedural programming language[5], imperative programming language[6], and structured programming language[7].

History and Context

1959 marks the founding of ALGOL[24].

Why It Matters

ALGOL ranks in the top 2% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (787 views/month).[2] ALGOL has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] ALGOL is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

ALGOL has been cited as an influence by PL/I[30], a programming language[31], founded in 1964[32]; PL/M[33], a programming language[34], founded in 1973[35]; REXX[36], a programming language[37], founded in 1979[38]; Icon[39], a programming language[40], founded in 1977[41]; Mesa[42], a programming language[43], founded in 1976[44]; and SETL[45], a programming language[46], founded in 1969[47].

FAQs

Who did ALGOL influence?

ALGOL has been cited as an influence by PL/I[30], PL/M[33], REXX[36], and Icon[39].

Related Entities

Adriaan van Wijngaarden Alan Perlis ALCOR Algek ALGOL 58 ALGOL 60 ALGOL 68 ALGOL W A Literatura Cibernética 1: Autopoemas Gerados por Computador Bernard Vauquois BLISS CGOL Charles Katz computer programming Fortran Friedrich L. Bauer Hans van Vliet Heinz Rutishauser Hermann Bottenbruch Icon imperative programming language John Backus John Barnes John McCarthy Joseph Henry Wegstein Julien Green Karel Čulík Klaus Samelson Mesa Pascal Script

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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