First in a series of Algol 68 articles on both.org

[Marcel van der Veer]

Hi Chris,

Thank you for this (and future) articles.

As José points out, well written articles like yours give much needed 
attention to the language, its history and the influence it had, but 
also to projects supplying an implementation.

Count on my cooperation :-).

Best wishes, Marcel


On 6/27/25 19:45, Jose E. Marchesi wrote:
>> I'm starting up a series on Algol 68 on my colleague David Both's blog /
>> web site discussing open source.  This article went live today and can be
>> seen here:
>>
>> https://www.both.org/?p=11010
> Very nice! :)
>
>> My plan for these articles is not much of a plan.  Basically, I want to
>> present some basic concepts that I perceive as important and then write
>> some interesting little command line applications, being mostly motivated
>> by what I find interesting or cool.  I'd also like to pull some of the
>> ideas showcasing Algol 68's expressive nature that have appeared in
>> writings by Lindsey and others.
>>
>> I will use both Algol 68 Genie and GNU Algol 68 to develop my
>> articles.
> Thanks for giving visibility to this project.
>
> It is often difficult to reach to people, and writing good articles is
> way harder than writing good programs.  It is much appreciated :)
>
>> If anyone has suggestions, whether for topics or corrections /
>> improvements, please let me know.  I will credit any and all ideas
>> received.
>>
>> Also, David is quite excited about this series and if anyone else wishes to
>> contribute directly - I'm thinking of articles like "Algol 68 articles by
>> Chris Hermansen considered harmful" - please write to me or David and we'll
>> get you going.
>>
>> Thanks, especially to Marcel and Jose for carrying the torch!
> Thanks to you!
>