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Re:The Makefile I use with JavaScript projects by AdmiralAsshat on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @12:41PM (#16484886)
Isn't C just following the syntax of ALGOL? Or are we referring to the parts specific to C?
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Re:The Makefile I use with JavaScript projects by Jtsummers on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @01:34PM (#16485412)
C is a simpler Algol, yes. It messed up the dangling-else problem, and lost nested procedures, among other things.
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Re:The Makefile I use with JavaScript projects by sseth on Wednesday February 28, 2018 @01:58PM (#16485658)
It also lost call-by-name parameters, which should be a considered a good thing.
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