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the following is cited from Wikipedia (please support Last One is a computer program released in 1981 by the British company D.J. "AI" Systems. It took input from a user and generated an executable program in the BASIC computer language.
The name derived from the idea that The Last One was the last program that would ever need writing, as it could be used to generate all subsequent software.
The software was a program generator, as distinct from an actual programming language, as programs were generated by the user selecting options from menus that would form the basis of the generated code. This was done in a logical sequence that would eventually cause a program to be generated in BASIC. At any time, the user could elect to view a flow chart showing the current progress of the program's design.[10]
The program was available on various different computer platforms of the time.
ExampleAn example of a program to sort the names in a Christmas Card list in alphabetical order:
1. OPEN FILE <XMASLIST>2. SET POINTER TO START OF FILE3. SORT FILE4. INPUT FROM FILE5. IF END OF FILE REACHED BRANCH TO 86. OUTPUT DATA7. UNCONDITIONAL BRANCH TO 48. TERMINATE
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