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		AdmiralAsshat on Feb 28, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Makefile I use with JavaScript projects Isn't C just following the syntax of ALGOL? Or are we referring to the parts specific to C?

Jtsummers on Feb 28, 2018 [–]

C is a simpler Algol, yes. It messed up the dangling-else problem, and lost nested procedures, among other things.

sseth on Feb 28, 2018 | [–]

It also lost call-by-name parameters, which should be a considered a good thing.

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