Algorithmic programmers (especially the C/C++/C# variety) will look at HTML and SQL and decry them as not real languages. That's because they don't have typical algorithmic programming features.

The algorithm looks at more than 200 factors in determining who gets those rankings, but Google does not disclose what those factors are or how they are weighted.

Taking algorithmic programming further — breaking news and more The strong foundation we built by incorporating editorial thinking into our algorithms, coupled with the trust we cultivated, led to ...

RITA L. PETOSA, The Benefits of Computer Programming in Developing Algorithmic Thinking, The Mathematics Teacher, Vol. 78, No. 2 (FEBRUARY 1985), pp. 128-130 ...