Back in the 90s when Modula 2 was that latest thing, the selling point was that it was as efficient as C (in theory), but safer. The Wirth languages were calle

Back in the 90s when Modula 2 was that latest thing, the selling point was that it was as efficient as C (in theory), but safer. The Wirth languages were called 'bondage and discipline' languages for the safety they offered to beginning programmers. No buffer overflows, and you could specify a metres type and be assured that someone wouldn't accidentally cast an variable of type yards to it. It also offered modular programming with implementation hiding.