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Title: Niklaus Wirth, Turing award winner and Pascal creator has died at the age of 89
Post by: John Z on January 04, 2024, 08:50:30 PM

Another sad passing of a software giant . . . .

https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus_wirth_obituary/

John Z

Title: Re: Niklaus Wirth, Turing award winner and Pascal creator has died at the age of 89
Post by: frankie on January 05, 2024, 04:02:47 PM

R.I.P  :'(

Title: Re: Niklaus Wirth, Turing award winner and Pascal creator has died at the age of 89
Post by: Marco on January 06, 2024, 09:47:39 AM

My programming journey started all the way back in the late ‘80s, early ‘90s. The first programming language I learned was Pascal. R.I.P.

Title: Re: Niklaus Wirth, Turing award winner and Pascal creator has died at the age of 89
Post by: MrBcx on January 07, 2024, 02:28:45 AM

I wrote my first Ms-Dos TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) using Borland Turbo Pascal
back in the 1980's.  Pascal is an easy language to pick up but I find BASIC more to my liking.

At 89, Mr. Wirth defied all the averages for male longevity, so congrats for that.  It's always
sad to say a final goodbye but the harsh truth is that none of us gets out of here alive.   ;)