BCPL

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf programming language
gptkbp:availableFormats .b
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Martin_Richards
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:University_of_Cambridge
gptkbp:features control structures
data types
garbage collection
simple syntax
low-level access to memory
gptkbp:firstAppearance 1966
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label BCPL
gptkbp:influenced C programming language
B language
gptkbp:influencedBy BCPL's_predecessor
gptkbp:language similar to C
gptkbp:notableFeature historical significance
community support
debugging tools
error handling
macros
modular programming
performance optimization
type checking
block structure
user-defined types
cross-platform compatibility
dynamic memory allocation
runtime environment
recursion
string manipulation
standard library
conditional compilation
research applications
source-level debugging
pointer arithmetic
open-source implementations
function pointers
extensible syntax
compiler optimizations
platform independence
static and dynamic linking
educational use
inline assembly
preprocessor directives
legacy systems support
linking and loading
multi-file programs
gptkbp:operatingHours Unix
gptkbp:philosophy procedural programming
gptkbp:successor C programming language
B language
gptkbp:type compiled language
gptkbp:usedIn teaching programming concepts
system programming
compiler construction