Re:Why Pascal Is Not My Favorite Programming Language (1981)
by augustk on Monday February 25, 2019 @06:53AM
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For those interested, Oberon is the current Pascal. It is also designed by Niklaus Wirth. I use the OBNC compiler (https://www.miasap.se/obnc).
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Re:Why Pascal Is Not My Favorite Programming Language (1981)
by nurettin on Monday February 25, 2019 @06:58AM
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Perhaps in a way, OBNC is the successor to Pascal considering Pascal's history with Niklaus Wirth, but then, Delphi appears to be a better candidate for being the "current pascal" considering Anders Hejlsberg's commercial success in creating widely-adopted languages.
Re:Why Pascal Is Not My Favorite Programming Language (1981)
by augustk on Monday February 25, 2019 @02:57PM
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OBNC is just a compiler. Whereas other languages evolve by adding more and more features, Oberon seem to converge to a set of features which are tried, tested, orthogonal and (most important) essential. Wirth has been very careful not to introduce any misfeatures.