Author :
Woodger, Michael
Author_Institution :
National Physical Laboratory, Teddington, Middlesex, England.
Abstract :
After tracing the history of the development of ALGOL this paper discusses its current status as a candidate for adoption as an international standard. The main features of the language are then described and an example of ALGOL programming is provided and explained.
Keywords :
Certification; Computer languages; Helium; History; Humans; Machinery; Meeting planning; Natural languages; Proposals; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Electronic Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/PGEC.1964.263817
