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> we have faster computers, higher level languages There was already LISP, COBOL and (a few years later) Algol 68, so maybe the only real improvement is the fa

by ptx 5y ago

> we have faster computers, higher level languages There was already LISP, COBOL and (a few years later) Algol 68, so maybe the only real improvement is the faster computers, making the high-level languages more widely applicable?