[fpc-pascal] Syntax changes suggestions

Sven Barth pascaldragon at googlemail.com
Tue Jul 17 22:15:35 CEST 2018


Am 17.07.2018 um 20:00 schrieb Ryan Joseph:
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>> On Jul 17, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Jim Lee <jlee54 at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Likewise, "modern" programming languages are all converging on a common feature set, like cultural cross-pollination.
> if that’s our mindset then how do we account for times when we’ve actually identified a common pattern that a language feature could address? I’m thinking of things like methods in records, for..in loops etc… that made it into the language and are widely adopted and enjoyed.
Those specific features you mention were added because of Delphi 
compatibility not because someone thought they are good. Florian even 
likened records with methods to a can of worms before they were implemented.

Regards,
Sven



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