Pascal Origins

[rbj%icst-cmr at smoke.UUCP]

	Shouldn't this be in net.lang.pascal ?

This is in response to a comparison with C.
	
	>Unfortunately it teaches them bad habits as well. I was freaked royally
	>when my brother told me years ago that there were no provisions for
	>separate compilation. Everything in one source file, and they make
	>people write large scale projects in it? Pure insanity.
	
	>No `otherwise' or `default' clause on switches makes them almost useless.
	The version of pascal I used in college six years ago allowed both
	seperate compilation of source file, and an 'others' clause on switches
	(called case in Pascal I thought).
	-- 

That wasn't Pascal. It was someone's *enhancement* of Pascal. I know I'm
splitting hairs, but it still sucks.
	
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