DocumentCode
1393643
Title
Unraveling Algol: US, Europe, and the Creation of a Programming Language
Author
Nofre, David
Author_Institution
Univ. of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Volume
32
Issue
2
fYear
2010
Firstpage
58
Lastpage
68
Abstract
Current views on the programming language Algol assume its European origins. However, the inability to exchange information between computers affected both sides of the Atlantic. Whereas Algol promoters sought to create one universal programming language, other approaches sought to preserve a variety of languages and create a general translation system. Therefore, the polarity was not between programming languages, but uniformity versus diversity.
Keywords
ALGOL; history; Algol; Europe; US; general translation system; universal programming language; Algol; history of computing; history of software; programming languages; universal language;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2010.4
Filename
5396281
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