CPL

Multi-paradigm programming language

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Also known as Combined Programming Language · Cambridge Programming Language

Founded: 1963

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Combined Programming Language (CPL) is a multi-paradigm programming language developed in the early 1960s. It is an early ancestor of the C language via the BCPL and B languages.

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Influenced by: ALGOL 60
Designed by: Christopher Strachey
Programming paradigm: procedural programming
multi-paradigm programming
imperative programming
structured programming
functional programming

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