XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: tnp@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 06/01/2026 03:37, Peter Flass wrote:   
   >>   
   >>    And I still write in Pascal fairly often - like   
   >>    it better than 'C'.   
   >>   
   >   
   > I'm not sure to what extent there was an attempt early on to standardize   
   > the extensions, but this would have helped adoption of the language   
   > immensely.   
      
   AFAIAC Pascal was C in a straitjacket with all the handy bits removed.   
      
   I saw no reason to ever use it in preference.   
      
      
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