🚀 go-pugleaf

In a (not quite so) recent note to info-modula-2, I wrote about a new Modula-2
book; I also included a problem that pertained to one of the example functions
shown in that book - a trichotomous comparision of two strings. I have finally
finished my solution, a (too) far ranging discussion of some of the issues
relating Modula-2 style to Pascal style, and an annotated collection of the
solutions submitted by people responding to the original message.  Later today
I will send a note to info-modula-2 containing all these materials.  The batch
comes to about 800 lines of text, so be forewarned.

I am not sure if Dr. Sale can be reached by network connections, so I have
mailed him a copy of the note.  If he replies to me, I have offered to key
in his response and mail it to info-modula-2.

The whole purpose of this exercise was to be critical; so (1) please assume
that all my declaratives are prefaced by "I believe that", and (2) please
be critical of anything that I wrote.  If anyone wants to discuss this topic
further, please reply either to me directly, or to the net - for more general
discussions.  Thanks for your patience.

Rich
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