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echo: aust_c_here
to: Frank Malcolm
from: Nhan Tran
date: 1993-03-01 19:00:58
subject: Modula-2 Compilers??

NT> RC> As a token attempt at topicality - what language features
NT> RC> from
NT> RC> C and C++ am I likely to miss when I'm programming in
NT> RC> Modula-2?

NT>Freedom :-) Like me going back to my original country where
NT>I would be well looked after for the rest of my life :-)

 FM> Where was that? Can I go there too?

You can, but you may not receive that kind of treatment. Once upon a time, I
was indirectly and verbally promised so, but I couldn't get the other critical
info: how long would my life last there? Anyway, I'm sorry but I can't tell
you where because I still want to go there, one day...

NT>I'm going to do Ada for a few months. Do you know what kind
NT>of mental preparation I have to make?

 FM> A Pascal mentality, syntax is very Pascal-ish. And a "feel" 
 FM> for the
 FM> special requirements of concurrency and synchronisation.

Thanks for the info. Sounds like I'll miss C :-)

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