On 1/4/24 15:49, Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
On Jan 4, 2024, at 4:32 PM, Liam Proven via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org>
wrote:
Evangelist of lean software and devisor of 9 programming languages and
an OS was 89
https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/
The great man has left us.
Great man, indeed. I still have a soft spot for Pascal; it's one of only two
languages where I was able to go from zero knowledge to having a fully
functional significant program in one week. (The other is Python.)
Pascal is still around; the GCC compiler suite has it, and Modula-2 as well.
Yes, I discovered the FPC (Free Pascal Compiler) in Linux
that is designed to support the Borland and DEC extensions.
I used it to resurrect a significant program from long ago.
My experience with Pascal was that once I got rid of the
syntax errors and undeclared variables, most programs ran as
designed FIRST TIME! It made me construct the program
logically. Sorry to hear of Mr. Wirth's passing!
Jon
