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   Luke A. Guest to Hans-Peter Diettrich   
   Re: Which comes first, languages or comp   
   30 Oct 23 20:35:50   
   
   From: laguest@archeia.com   
      
   On 30/10/2023 03:26, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:   
   > On 10/27/23 5:57 PM, Luke A. Guest wrote:   
   >   
   >> I don't really consider any of Wirth's languages to be designed as   
   >> they would not have the gaping big holes they have.   
   >   
   > The *languages* are all well designed,   
      
   That's not what the Oakwood guidelines say.   
      
   system *libraries* are incomplete   
   > or missing.   
      
   Yes.   
   [I'd prefer not to refight 30 year old arguments about language design details   
   here.   
   At this point Oberon is purely of historical interest and Pascal is close to   
   dead. -John]   
      
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