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Re:If only Borland had stuck with Turbo Modula-2 for CP/M (2... by tomcam on Sunday July 31, 2022 @05:43PM (#32299149)
The PC Turbo Pascal compiler was written in assembly by Anders Hejlsberg, of C# and Typescript fame.
Re:If only Borland had stuck with Turbo Modula-2 for CP/M (2... by wdb on Sunday July 31, 2022 @08:23PM (#32300278)
Personally, I always have the opposite feeling; C# and Typescript was written by Anders Hejlsberg of Turbo Pascal and Delphi fame.
Re:If only Borland had stuck with Turbo Modula-2 for CP/M (2... by drunkenmagician on Monday August 01, 2022 @01:07AM (#32302271)
Second vote for me. While C# may have the greater 'head count' in usage now. TP and Delphi were ground breaking, revolutionary products IMHO.
Re:If only Borland had stuck with Turbo Modula-2 for CP/M (2... by tomcam on Sunday July 31, 2022 @08:47PM (#32300481)
Voted with delight because that’s precisely the way I feel. But I’m trying to make it easy for HN’s young whippersnappers to relate ;)
Re:If only Borland had stuck with Turbo Modula-2 for CP/M (2... by ikeserbestian on Monday August 01, 2022 @06:27AM (#32304060)
I can't vote but supporting as third :-).