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I really enjoyed Turbo Pascal - the IDE, the included libraries, the Pascal language itself. It really felt like the python of its time.

• wslh 6y ago
  Better than Python because it included an IDE and debugger while Python official installation included IDLE...
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  • oneweekwonder 6y ago
    you get what you pay for, comparing commercial to open source software is not fair. One try to sell you something, the other had an idea for a language he started to work on over the holidays.
    • pjmlp 6y ago
      First current generation of developers needs to be willing to pay for their tooling, if they want to get something better than Bazaar quality.
      • badsectoracula 6y ago
        The fact that there are tiny shops like Xojo that make completely proprietary and niche languages and compilers show that there are developers that are willing to pay for their tools.
        • pjmlp 6y ago
          Indeed and I would be quite curious about their customer demographics and target platforms.
    • ptman 6y ago
      There were free delphi personal and explorer editions to get you hooked. And Delphi used to be quite affordable back in the day