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I would love to see evidence of Dijkstra's critique of Pascal (which is NOT a basic dialect.) Dijkstra hates Basic, Fortran, Cobol and APL .. but not Pascal. H
by mahmud 16y ago
I would love to see evidence of Dijkstra's critique of Pascal (which is NOT a basic dialect.)
Dijkstra hates Basic, Fortran, Cobol and APL .. but not Pascal. He wrote an Algol compiler and used Algol-based languages and formalisms throughout his entire career, even inventing some himself.
The reason is simple: Pascal is hard to hate (or love for that matter.) It's a reliable 4-door, automatic sedan.
- lukeschlather 16y agoYou're right. I meant to comment on the titular semicolon argument, where I fall strongly in the "statements should have consistent syntax" camp.