Re: M2 vs. TP Uggh!

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From: Chuck Lins
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1991 21:38

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In article <1991Jun21.105108.4032@waikato.ac.nz> bcs@waikato.ac.nz writes:
>   Something that few seem to remember: Pascal was never designed to be
>   a production language, and dressing it up won't take it's weaknesses away -
>   it can only plaster up the cracks.
>
Professor Wirth himself said to me once: "Pascal was only meant to be a teaching
language. Modula-2 is the real language."

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!lins
From: lins@Apple.COM (Chuck Lins )
Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2
Subject: Re: M2 vs. TP Uggh!
Summary: A quote from Wirth
Keywords: Wirth says use Modula-2
Message-ID: <54239@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 21 Jun 91 21:38:45 GMT
References: <1717.285A64EB@puddle.fidonet.org> <1663@balrog.ctron.com> <TARJEIJ.91Jun18084649@ulrik.uio.no> <1991Jun21.105108.4032@waikato.ac.nz>
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