[comp.lang.misc] Wirth and Algol-68

jwb@cepmax.ncsu.edu (John W. Baugh Jr.) (12/17/89)

In article <440@taniwha.UUCP>, paul@taniwha.UUCP (Paul Campbell) writes:
> Wirth (the 'father' of Pascal) was a member of the Algol68 committee, after
> being involved in the design of the language he designed Pascal, he put in

Unless I'm mistaken, I believe Wirth (and possibly Hoare) dissented
with the Algol-68 committee and proposed a simpler language, which was
essentially Algol-W (a nifty little language).

John Baugh (jwb@cepmax.ncsu.edu)