Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site sdcc13.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!houxm!whuxl!whuxlm!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcc3!sdcc13!ee163acp From: ee163acp@sdcc13.UUCP (DARIN JOHNSON) Newsgroups: net.lang.pascal,net.lang Subject: Re: Re: Language transitions Message-ID: <171@sdcc13.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Mar-85 23:09:12 EST Article-I.D.: sdcc13.171 Posted: Wed Mar 6 23:09:12 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 10-Mar-85 05:10:55 EST References: <685@topaz.ARPA> <975@reed.UUCP> <2802@ncsu.UUCP> <115@rti-sel.UUCP> Organization: U.C. San Diego, Academic Computer Center Lines: 17 Xref: watmath net.lang.pascal:263 net.lang:1504 > Try VMS Pascal. It comes closest to a perfect pascal that I have seen. > When I used VMS Pascal, I really liked it. However, as far as saying VMS Pascal is a perfect Pascal, I have to fudge a bit. It is similar to VMS FORTRAN in that there are major extensions to the language. I like these extensions, but I would think one would fall into the trap of writing programs useable only on that compiler (I am guilty too). So rather than call it a 'perfect' Pascal, I would say it is 'wonderful' Pascal. With enumeration I/O, variable length arrays (spent 2 weeks determining what the manual said and what really happens), initializers, and other goodies, I might even call it a 'nice Pascal-like language'. However, if by perfect you meant "just what I always wanted in..." rather than "comes close to most common standards..." then ignore the above. Darin Johnson