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Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by chrisseaton on Saturday May 26, 2018 @10:28PM (#17165176)
> For one thing, they're typed.

Pointers were invented in PL/I, where they were specifically untyped.

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Re:30 years later, QBasic is still the best by pvg on Sunday May 27, 2018 @12:19AM (#17165422)
The comment I replied to makes a specific comparison with C not PL/I.
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