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Subject: Re: Object Pascal vs Ada -- which is better for a hobbyist?
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On 03/14/2016 08:29 AM, girobusan@gmail.com wrote:
> I'm a hobbyist. I've chosen Pascal (Free Pascal) because it is:
> 
> a) Cross platform 
> b) Has a cross-platform GUI builder (Lazarus) and it's pretty nice
> 
> I can develop an app on linux, than just drop my sources to Mac and get a working Mac app. That's amazing. 

I can do the same with Ada. Indeed, I had a GUI Ada program that compiled and
ran on Windows and Linux with no code changes a couple of decades ago. As usual,
other languages are playing catch up.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"If you think you got a nasty taunting this time,
you ain't heard nothing yet!"
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