See also:

• Computers: Programming: Languages: Comparison and Review  (91)
• Computers: Programming: Languages: Multiparadigm  (20)

Algol-like Languages  www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~ohearn/Algol/intro.html This volume contains historical and foundational material, and works on language design.

AML: Anil's Machine Language  www.cris.com/~adhawan Implements a simple, virtual register machine in C++, to make a portable, powerful, efficient way to solve mathematical problems. Its use is not limited to math, but that is its main use so far. Syntax is far easier than normal machine language as the instruction set is easy to learn and understand.

CASL  www.caslsoft.com Language for programming PDAs. Lets you describe a program in terms of graphical elements bound together by your code.

COX  ftp://ti3sun.ti3.tu-harburg.de/pub/cox C with Operator eXtension (FTP)

The cT Programming Language and Environment  vpython.org/cTsource/cToverview.html An algorithmic language like C, Pascal, Fortran, and Basic, but greatly enhanced by multimedia capabilities, including easy-to-use support for color graphics, mouse interactions, and even movies in QuickTime or Video for Windows format.

Frink  futureboy.us/frinkdocs A programming language and calculating tool. It tracks units of measure through all calculations, and helps to get the answers right.

Gema  gema.sourceforge.net Home of the GEneral purpose MAcro processor tool, with a binding for the Lua scripting language, named GeL; source and binary distributions.

IMP Compiler  imp.nb-info.co.uk For Imp-77 language on Intel x86 processors, an ALGOL-like high-level language originally designed as the implementation language of the Edinburgh Multi-Access System, developed at Edinburgh University.

Inger  inger.sourceforge.net A simple imperative programming language. Description and compiler download. [Open source, GPL]

Leopard  leopardprogramming.wordpress.com A programming language created solely for beginners.

MCPL  www.cl.cam.ac.uk/~mr10/MCPL.html a simple typeless language which is based on BCPL. It makes use of pattern matching somewhat related to that used in ML and Prolog. Some other features come from C.

PILOT  rpilot.sourceforge.net/pilot.html Simple interpreted language designed for use in computer-assisted instruction (CAI), 3 implementations, IEEE-standard and open source version exist.

Profan2  www.profan.de Full language with scripting/batch abilities, database development system, built-in ODBC interface, interpreter and compiler. For Windows, common in Germany, easy to make English version. English page on website. [freeware (early version), commercial]

Quikcode  www.quikcode.bizland.com Free PC implementation of easy, yet powerful procedural IBM mainframe programming language Quikjob. Some uses: scanning files, making reports and quick utilities, converting files. For DOS 5.0 and up, Windows 3.1/95/98, Linux, Stratus VOS.

SiMPLE CodeWorks, Inc.  www.simplecodeworks.com Makes SiMPLE Modular Programming Language and Environment. Beginner-friendly, for kids and adults looking for a new way to have fun with computers. Has full C++ compiler. Descriptions, FAQs, tutorials, tools, forum, games, downloads.

SQR-info.com  www.sqr-info.com SQR is a reporting and database access language. Links to resources and technical information.

UniCOMAL  www.macharsoft.co.uk/unicomal/unicomal.html The site supplies and supports MacharSoft version of the COMAL programming language. It's classic imperative interpreted language, similar to BASIC but with a wider range of structures and facilities.

Wikipedia: Imperative Programming  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperative_programming Online encyclopedia article.

Wikipedia: Procedural Programming  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procedural_programming Online encyclopedia article.

XPL  www.cs.toronto.edu/XPL Language and compiler generator system (or TWS: translator writing system) based on language. Derived from PL/I with its syntax, but structure close to C, first release 1968. Descriptions, book, port list, resources, publications list.