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Algol-like? (Score:2)

by TorgoX (1933) <sburkeNO@SPAMcpan.org> on 2003.03.20 21:29 (#18139) Homepage Journal

"why Algol-like languages are far superior to Perl".
I thought Perl is an Algol-like language. It's been ages since I heard the term "Algol-like", but I always took it to mean syntax mostly like C or Algol, with blocks with statements inside, as opposed to very different syntaxes like Lisp or Forth, or the mush that is COBOL syntax.

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- Re:Algol-like? (Score:1)
  
  by gav (2710)
  
  I've always thought Pascal more Algol-like than C style languages. I guess Java is like Algol [erols.com] to the same degree that English is like Latin, that is after you drink several beers and squint.

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