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to: David Galbraith
from: Frank Malcolm
date: 1994-06-13 09:05:00
subject: To C Or Not To C

Hi, David.

DG> FM> might suggest C. As a minor quibble, Pascal (in the Borland
DG> FM> 5.5+ versions, TP for Windows or Borland Pascal 7 if you
DG> FM> want to do Windows) *is* object-oriented. FIM.

DG>Another minor quibble, but Pascal (in the Borland 5.5+
DG>versions, TP for Windows or Borland Pascal 7) is not
DG>Pascal.  Borland provide a number of non-standard
DG>extensions to the Pascal language in order to provide these
DG>object oriented features, but this ensures that their
DG>products are no longer true Pascal.

Correct. 'True' Pascal, as in Jensen and Wirth, is not (as) useful for
developing real-world applications. Not just the OO extensions but heaps
of other useful things.

Regards, FIM.

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