Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!super.upenn.edu!dsl.cis.upenn.edu!catone From: catone@dsl.cis.upenn.edu.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal Subject: Re: Borlands new magazine Message-ID: <2689@super.upenn.edu> Date: Thu, 3-Dec-87 19:05:29 EST Article-I.D.: super.2689 Posted: Thu Dec 3 19:05:29 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 6-Dec-87 18:45:26 EST References: <274@caus-dp.UUCP> <169900005@uiucdcsb> Sender: news@super.upenn.edu Reply-To: catone@dsl.cis.upenn.edu.UUCP (Tony Catone) Organization: University of Pennsylvania Lines: 13 I disagree with your complaints on the strong Borland flavor of this news group. Certainly discussing language design issues in the abstract has a value, but applying these abstract principles to real problems using real compilers (no flames about Turbo Pascal being a real compiler, please :-) is at least as valuable. And although I personally agree with your comment on Borland's nonstandard implementation, and have several serious complaints (along with some compliments) on this point, fighting de facto standards is a long and painful journey often of questionable value to all involved. - Tony catone@dsl.cis.upenn.edu catone@wharton.upenn.edu