S-algol

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S-algol is a computer programming language derviative of Algol 60 developed at the University of St. Andrews in 1979 by Ron Morrison. The language was developed as his PhD thesis as a modification of algol to contain orthogonal datatypes. Ron Morrison would go on to become professor at the university and head of the department of computer science. The S-algol language was used for teaching at the university at an undergraduate level until 1999. The computer science text Recursive descent compiling describes a recursive descent compiler for S-algol, using S-algol as the implementation language (see bootstrapping).

[edit] External links

Try On The Development of Algol - Ronald Morrison

[edit] References

  • Davie, A. J. T.; R. Morrison (1981). Recursive descent compiling. Ellis Horwood. ISBN 0-470-27270-8. 


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