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From: gudeman@cs.arizona.edu (David Gudeman)
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Subject: Re: Algol 68
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Date: 21 Mar 91 22:25:51 GMT
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In article  <3151.9103201408@olympus.cs.hull.ac.uk> Rob Turner writes:
]I always remember being told about various advanced programming
]features at university, and, invariably, Algol 68 would have each of
]those features.

That is likely because the advanced features that were discussed were
those that happen to by in Algol68.  There are lots of features known
today that weren't even thought of in 68.

]I think the language was way ahead of its time. People were not ready
]for it.

I think it was a good language that should have gotten more attention
than it did, but I don't think it was because it was ahead of its
time.  There are a lot of personal, political, business, and
economical reasons why some languages become popular and some don't.
How good a language is, is one of the least important considerations.
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					David Gudeman
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