What is ALGOL used for?

Formerly known as IAL, ALGOL is short for algorithmic language. It is a family of portable programming languages for scientific computations that had a strong influence on other languages. Additionally, ALGOL was used as the standard method for creating algorithms by the ACM in textbooks and academia for over 30 years.

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What is ALGOL used for?

Formerly known as IAL, ALGOL is short for algorithmic language. It is a family of portable programming languages for scientific computations that had a strong influence on other languages. Additionally, ALGOL was used as the standard method for creating algorithms by the ACM in textbooks and academia for over 30 years.

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Is Algol 68 still used?

Algol 68 was also the basis for a number of other languages, including the S3 job-control language of the VME/B operating system of ICL 2900 series mainframes, and influenced a good many more. Most implementations of Algol 68 are no longer in use , as they were developed for computer architectures that are now obsolete.

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