[fpc-pascal] Name of the programming language used in/with FPC

[Mark Morgan Lloyd]

Marco van de Voort wrote:
> In our previous episode, Ben said:
>> What is the programming language used in and with the Free Pascal Compiler?
>>
>> * Object Pascal
>> * Delphi
>> * Free Pascal
>> * Pascal
> 
> Pretty much all apply.  Free Pascal has a mode concept with 5/6 modes.

I think that we need to distinguish between the name of the language 
(either Pascal or Object Pascal) and the implementation (Free Pascal). 
It's entirely reasonable that there be variations in the underlying 
language depending on implementation.

I'd suggest that an issue to be considered is what facilities are 
available in the language by default, i.e. with no command line options, 
embedded directives or "uses" statements.

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Mark Morgan Lloyd
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