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1970s-80s computer programming language

Modula-2 is a structured, procedural programming language developed between 1977 and 1985/8 by Niklaus Wirth at ETH Zurich. It was created as the language for the operating system and application software of the Lilith personal workstation. It was later used for programming outside the context of the Lilith. Wikipedia →

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  2. Skim a recent paper: La atención selectiva modula el procesamiento de la información y la memoria implícitaInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: Programming in Modula-2The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: Modula: A language for modular multiprogrammingCited 253 times
  5. Go sideways: Oberon (programming language)A closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Niklaus WirthA closely related topic

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