Pascal Origins

[tainter at ihlpg.UUCP]

> 	Shouldn't this be in net.lang.pascal ?
> 
> This is in response to a comparison with C.
> 	
> 	>Unfortunately it teaches them bad habits as well. I was freaked royally
> 	>when my brother told me years ago that there were no provisions for
> 	>separate compilation. Everything in one source file, and they make
> 	>people write large scale projects in it? Pure insanity.
> 	
> 	>No `otherwise' or `default' clause on switches makes them almost useless.
> 	The version of pascal I used in college six years ago allowed both
> 	seperate compilation of source file, and an 'others' clause on switches
> 	(called case in Pascal I thought).
> 	-- 
> 
> That wasn't Pascal. It was someone's *enhancement* of Pascal. I know I'm
> splitting hairs, but it still sucks.
> 	
> 	Larry Cipriani		AT&T Network Systems	 danews!lvc
> 	"Nothing is worse than an itch you can never scratch."
> 
> Ah yes. And Marilyn Monroe is dead.
> 
> 	(Root Boy) Jim Cottrell		<rbj at icst-cmr.arpa>
> On the other hand, life can be an endless parade of TRANSSEXUAL QUILTING BEES
> aboard a cruise ship to DISNEYWORLD if only we let it!!
> 	

But lets keep in mind that what we call C these days includes a collection
of enhancements. 
--j.a.tainter