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Sometimes I wish Borland wouldn't have been so successful with TP/Delphi, because a popular Modula-2 might have outlived the company's gruesome death.
by mhd 4y ago
Sometimes I wish Borland wouldn't have been so successful with TP/Delphi, because a popular Modula-2 might have outlived the company's gruesome death.
- OnlyMortal 4y agoJPI Modula 2 was like TP, if memory from the late 1980s is correct.
- kpatrick 4y agoBoth Pascal and Modula 2 (and Oberon) were designed by the same person.
- jqpabc123 4y agoTP/Delphi outlived the company's death. Delphi is still available for purchase and FreePascal is an open alternative. The real problem is lack of mindshare among corporate organizations doing large projects. Without this, it will remain a hobbyist niche.
- mhd 4y agoIt's more the other way 'round, as Idera only cares for big corporate customers (cf. Sencha). And FP/Lazarus was a bit late to the party. Mindshare is easily lost and nigh impossible to regain.