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This dimension groups programming languages by the ACM subject area they fall under. Wikipedia notes the ACM Computing Classification System "is a subject classification system for computing devised by the Association for Computing Machinery," and programming language theory is one of its recognized areas. Browsing this way collects every language classified under the same ACM area.

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Era of Emergence
1967 CE 1
ACM Area
Sources
1. Wikipedia: BCPL
WikipediaBCPL, lead section
Quote, BCPL, lead section
BCPL was first implemented by Martin Richards of the University of Cambridge in 1967.
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