An unfulfilled dream of computer science is the one true programming language, equally suited to all programs, all pro- grammars and all computers. In years past com- mittees and coalitions have tried to create or legis- late such a language. Algol-60 was one of the first attempts; its greatest success, ironically, was in spawning dozens of new languages. A few years later PL/1 had the powerful backing of IBM. A and the language called Ada had an even more im- posing sponsor-the U.S.Department of Defense.
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