XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us   
      
   The Natural Philosopher wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
      
   > 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.   
      
   I remember at work recommending Borland C++, which I really liked   
   based on Turbo C++ (IIRC).   
      
   Imagine my dismay when seeing weird behavior in the debugger and   
   then finding out that the VCL framework was... Delphi (Object   
   Pascal).   
      
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