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> Where as a mainstream language like ... molds itself to the existing OSes ... Oberon the system was an environment; Oberon the language was a language. The

by igouy 14y ago

> Where as a mainstream language like ... molds itself to the existing OSes ... Oberon the system was an environment; Oberon the language was a language. The problem is that the C environment is so dominant that we don't usually think of C in the same terms, or remember that systems languages like Oberon are intended to be used for writing OS-like and filesystem-like elements.

keenerd 14y ago
Interesting! So a language might be a failure if it is only for writing OSes/FSes/drivers? That if it is not good for applications, it will never be used by application programmers and the language will never be popular? Come to think of it, even a "systems" language like Go is still used primarly for writing applications. How useful is Oberon (the language) for working with filesystem-likes outside of Oberon (the system)?
- igouy 14y ago
  > So a language might be a failure if it is only for... And that niche is already occupied by the one true programming language. > working with filesystem-likes If you mean developing applications, there was „BlackBox Component Builder“ http://www.oberon.ch/blackbox.html http://www.oberon.ch/blackbox.html
- aidenn0 14y ago
  Go isn't a systems language by that definition of systems language: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1697443 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1697443 And all systems langauges will be used heavily for writing applications because there is typically a huge benefit of developing in the same language as the underlying OS.