[fpc-pascal] Syntax changes suggestions

[Ben Grasset]

They observably *are* good though, now that they've been implemented,
especially in combination with management operators. These are features
that objectively make FPC better. I'm unsure what the original concern
could have even possibly been, other than some vague notion of "well,
records didn't have methods before, so they shouldn't now!".

Classes are unsuitable performance-wise for many use cases, and TP objects
lack important features such as variant parts. Advanced records are a great
lightweight in-between point.

On Tue, Jul 17, 2018 at 4:15 PM, Sven Barth via fpc-pascal <
fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org> wrote:

> Am 17.07.2018 um 20:00 schrieb Ryan Joseph:
>
>>
>> On Jul 17, 2018, at 11:27 AM, Jim Lee <jlee54 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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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