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Algol 68 is designed on the principle of orthogonality. This implies that the language is governed by a small number of general rules, which can be applied uniformly, without exceptions and without interference with one another.
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Colin, A.J.T. (1978). Program Structure . In: Programming and Problem-Solving in Algol 68. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03561-8_6
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