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Offline John Z

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Niklaus Wirth, Turing award winner and Pascal creator has died at the age of 89
« 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/

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Offline frankie

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Re: Niklaus Wirth, Turing award winner and Pascal creator has died at the age of 89
« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2024, 04:02:47 PM »
R.I.P  :'(
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Re: Niklaus Wirth, Turing award winner and Pascal creator has died at the age of 89
« Reply #2 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.
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Re: Niklaus Wirth, Turing award winner and Pascal creator has died at the age of 89
« Reply #3 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.   ;)

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