From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.3 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10261c,90121986704b5776 X-Google-Attributes: gid10261c,public X-Google-Thread: fdb77,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gidfdb77,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 10c950,90121986704b5776 X-Google-Attributes: gid10c950,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 109fba,4873305131bf4d94 X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public From: reagan@pforge.enet.dec.com (John R. Reagan) Subject: Re: English SUCKS, Chinese is the only language you need!! Date: 1997/11/19 Message-ID: <64uvso$pmv$1@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 290910599 References: <34557f2b.1934172@news.mindspring.com> <34566fe9.447229@news.mindspring.com> <345673af.1413708@news.mindspring.com> <3456A374.5BF2@public.hz.zj.cn> <347067B8.46@lysator.liu.se> <64qllr$c45@mtinsc03.worldnet.att.net> <3471428A.6193@erdw.ethz.ch> <64sql2$k0@ Organization: Digital Equipment Corporation Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.java.advocacy,comp.lang.pascal.ansi-iso,comp.lang.pascal.misc Date: 1997-11-19T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: In article , "Dennis Weldy" writes... >Standard Pascal was, last I looked woefully lacking in file handling. >Strings were packed arrays of chars (much like C). > >Now, perhaps y'mean Object Pascal, from Borland? Yes, that would be better >at handling objects "better" than C, since C doesn't directly support the OO >paradigm. Of course, if y'try to compare it to C++....then I would disagree >(and yes, I do know Object Pascal (BP 7.0)). I guess you haven't looked since 1989 then. Extended Pascal added a real STRING type and many file handling routines. The committee also authored a object-oriented extensions in Pascal that looks more like Java or Object Pascal on the Apple than TP or C++. -- John Reagan DEC Pascal Project Leader Application Compilers and Environments Digital Equipment Corporation reagan@hiyall.enet.dec.com Disclaimer: The opinions and statements expressed by me are not necessarily those of Digital Equipment Corporation. --