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Comment · 2 years ago
You might like https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Fortran/1... and https://archive.computerhistory.org/resources/text/Fortran/1..., although they assume a good deal of familiarity with the machines the compiler ran on.
Comment · 4 years ago
You could edit Wikipedia, citing Hart and Levin's memo introducing the compiler.
Comment · 4 years ago
Fixed, thanks.
Comment · 4 years ago
The "classic" prog still exists in Common Lisp. You probably haven't heard of it because it's almost never used. Here is the description in the HyperSpec: http://clhs.lisp.se/Body/m_prog_.htm#prog In Common Lisp terms, it's a combination of LET, BLOCK, and TAGBODY.