Modula-2 was released in 1980 - a Pascal successor which offers faster compilations speeds (precompiled modules) executables as fast as C built ones and a very

Modula-2 was released in 1980 - a Pascal successor which offers faster compilations speeds (precompiled modules) executables as fast as C built ones and a very safe type system avoiding most common errors in C programs. It is sad it was mostly ignored for so long a time. Fortunately, Go picks up its heritage these days.