What is The Difference Between PL/I And ALGOL, Programming Languages
PL/I is a Procedural Programming Language, while ALGOL is a Compiled Programming Language
What are Procedural Programming Languages
Procedural (imperative) programming implies specifying the steps that the programs should take to reach to an intended state. A procedure is a group of statements that can be referenced through a procedure call. Procedures help in the reuse of code. Procedural programming makes the programs structured and easily traceable for program flow.
What are Compiled Programming Languages
A compiled language is a programming language whose implementations are typically compilers (translators that generate machine code from source code), and not interpreters (step-by-step executors of source code, where no pre-runtime translation takes place). (Wikipedia)
While PL/I is a Procedural Programming Language, and ALGOL is a Compiled Programming Language
Let us now look at the difference between the two:
What is PL/I Programming Language – A brief synopsis
It is an imperative computer programming language targeted at scientific and engineering applications. Mainly intended to perform data processing, it also supports structured programming and recursion.
What is ALGOL Programming Language – A brief synopsis
Algorithmic Language, as it is called, is actually a family of imperative programming languages that was developed in the middle 1950s. It proved instrumental in the creation of programming languages like BCPL, B and C. Ole-Johan Dahl and Kristen Nygaard of the Norwegian Computing Center in Oslo were the brains behind Simula.
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A Complete List of Computer Programming Languages
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