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pincus
7y ago
Algol family syntax is not the same as C syntax. Algol 60 has if-then-else as an expression like "x := if foo then bar else baz". In Algol 68, an ENCLOSED-clause like if-then-else-fi is a PRIMARY, so it can be used anywhere other