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From: keith@ssc-vax.UUCP (Keith Nemitz)
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Subject: Re: PD Modula2 Loader: How it works!
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Date: Sat, 10-Aug-85 14:14:43 EDT
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> 
> I'm not knocking the PD M-2.  For hacking around, it seems to be just fine
> fine.  But comparing a few benchmark numbers, (especially the seive -- I
> *hate* that benchmark!), then waving the flag for the PD M-2 does people a
> real disservice.
> -- 
>   David W. Smith             {ucbvax}!tolerant!dws


Hold it!  I happen to know that at least two companies (Modula Corp, and
Interface technologies) are planning on brining out a native M-2 for Mac,
and having a version that you can do groundwork programming is real nice.
Unless you want to convert C (now, there's real pretty stuff) into modular
software.  The only M-2 other than PD is a intermediate code compiler and it
takes 2 minutes to compile an empty program.  For my money I'll invest in
the time to write an application in the Best language for the job.  Splitting
up the toolbox into logical modules is easier to deal with than having a bunch
of C procedures to fish through.

Still, it is not a well supported compiler (although it hasn't performed other
than every M-2 Compiler I've worked with) but I am not the richest man in 
the world, and, well, uh, you shouldn't have said such nasty things! (sob).

                                              keith




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