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

[Ingemar Ragnemalm]

Mark Morgan Lloyd <markMLl.fpc-pascal at telemetry.co.uk> wrote:
> 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.
>   

It is all of them.

Object Pascal is a superset of Pascal. Delphi is a variant of Object 
Pascal (an implementation of
OP plus a RAD). Free Pascal is an implementation and extension of all 
the others.

I consider myself an FPC programmer rather than a Pascal programmer 
simply because it is important
to stress that I am not clinging to the 70's original Pascal but a 
modern language. Strangely enough,
you have to make that clear, while few C programmers are expected to use 
the K&R C of the same time
even though they don't present themselves as "C99 programmers" or "ANSI 
C programmers".


/Ingemar