Algol 68

Algol 68 is a programming language designed to communicate algorithms, to execute them efficiently on a variety of different computers, and to aid in teaching them to students. It is an algorithmic language.

Normative documents and specifications

GNU Algol 68
(nestable comments) GNU A68 WG Nestable comments in Algol 68 (draft) (txt, html) GNU68-2025-005

GNU Algol 68
(SUPPER stropping) GNU A68 WG SUPPER, a "modern" stropping regime for Algol 68 (draft) (txt, html) GNU68-2025-004

GNU Algol 68
(andth an orel) GNU A68 WG Short-circuit logical pseudo-operators for Algol 68 (draft) (txt, html) GNU68-2025-003

GNU Algol 68
(bold taggles) GNU A68 WG Bold taggles in Algol 68 (draft) (txt, html) GNU68-2025-002

Algol 68
(modules) IFIP WG 2.1 Modules and Separated Compilation for Algol 68
1978

Algol 68
(hardware repr.) IFIP WG 2.1 Report on the Standard Hardware Representation
for Algol 68 1978

Algol 68
(revised) IFIP WG 2.1 Revised Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol 68 1973

Algol 68 IFIP WG 2.1 Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol 68 (draft) 1968

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