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Early Language and Compiler Developments at IBM Europe: A Personal Retrospection
2013
IEEE Annals of the History of Computing
Until about 1970, programming languages and their compilers were perhaps the most active system software area. Due to its technical position at that time, IBM made significant contributions to this field. This retrospective concentrates on the two languages Algol 60 and PL/I, because with them compiler development reached an historical peak within IBM's European laboratories. As a consequence of IBM's "unbundling" decision in 1969, programming language activity within IBM's European
doi:10.1109/mahc.2013.31
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