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I remember wanting Oberon to be Pascal version 2, and that just wasn't what it was supposed to be. I wonder if that's really what prevented the massive growth
by mwexler 9y ago
I remember wanting Oberon to be Pascal version 2, and that just wasn't what it was supposed to be. I wonder if that's really what prevented the massive growth that other langs have: it had so much "creator halo" that it was hard to have it's own identity vs. "the lang from the guy that made Pascal".
- mkempe 9y agoHistorically, Modula was Pascal v2. Modula-2 was arguably different enough to be v3. And so Oberon was v4.
- kjs3 9y agoPretty sure Wirth worked on/contributed to Modula-2+/Modula-3 at Digital and Mesa/Cedar at Xerox PARC between Modula-2 and Oberon. Modula-3 was certainly Modula-2 v2, and Mesa/Cedar was...something else. I don't really think the analogy follows. :-)