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Alick Glennie and Autocode: The First Step from Machine Orders to Compiled Notation

Alick Glennie’s early-1950s Autocode for the Manchester Mark 1 explored whether programmers could write a more intelligible notation and let a translating program produce machine instructions.

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Laning and Zierler’s Algebraic Compiler: Writing Mathematics Instead of Machine Code

Laning and Zierler’s early compiler for Whirlwind let users describe formulas in algebraic form and translated them into executable routines, demonstrating a practical alternative to hand coding.

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