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Article #418Re: Turbo Vs Pascal.
From: Peter da Silva
Date: Mon, 13 May 1991 16:07
Date: Mon, 13 May 1991 16:07
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In article <1991May11.162922.9746@uwasa.fi> ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi) writes: > Almost, but not quite. You can port it to Unix by running it trough > a p2c filter. Not a good solution at all, but not as non-portable > as one get either. And now you have a nice C program that's got a fighting chance at portability. So why not write in C in the first place? The biggest problem with Turbo, and one that's *not* going away, is that in streamlining Pascal a lot of the strong typing went out the window. The result is a language that really isn't any safer than C. So what's the point? -- Peter da Silva; Ferranti International Controls Corporation; +1 713 274 5180; Sugar Land, TX 77487-5012; `-_-' "Have you hugged your wolf, today?"
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rutgers!njin!uupsi!ficc!peter From: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Newsgroups: comp.org.acm Subject: Re: Turbo Vs Pascal. Message-ID: <LX9BJ+A@xds13.ferranti.com> Date: 13 May 91 16:07:37 GMT References: <1494@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> <?.bGejk$1@cs.psu.edu> <kim.673865699@kowari> <1991May10.141756.17997@watmath.waterloo.edu> <1501@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> <1991May11.162922.9746@uwasa.fi> Reply-To: peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) Organization: Xenix Support, FICC Lines: 17