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   From: anw@cuboid.co.uk   
      
   On 26/07/2025 10:45, Janis Papanagnou wrote:   
   > On 26.07.2025 02:01, Kenny McCormack wrote:   
   >> I'm curious - does this mean you are actually doing A68 programming?   
   > Yes, but not professionally, only for "recreational purposes".   
      
   	Likewise.  I'm long retired, so have no "professional" reason   
   to write programs, but the joy of A68G re-kindled my interest.  The   
   compiler is fast enough to make A68G usable as a scripting language   
   [programs of 500 lines or so compile in around 1/30 of a second on   
   my machine, and they run around 2000 times faster than they used to   
   on our university mainframe in the 1970s].   
      
   >> What compiler (or interpreter) are you using?  Is it publicly available?   
   > It's Marcel van der Veer's Genie "compiler-interpreter" (as he   
   > calls it). The software is high quality. It's still maintained   
   > (although it seems to not need much maintenance). And, yes,   
   > it's publicly available (including a 700 page documentation).[*]   
   > Janis   
   > [*] https://jmvdveer.home.xs4all.nl/en.algol-68-genie.html   
      
   	I can endorse JP's comments.  In addition, I've always found   
   Marcel to be very responsive in dealing with problems/infelicities.   
      
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