[fpc-pascal] Adding Javascript to Pascal

[Arne Hanssen]

Den 24.02.2025 09:27, skreiv Karoly Balogh via fpc-pascal:
> Hi,
>
> On Sat, 22 Feb 2025, DougC via fpc-pascal wrote:
>
>> Why not? Because it helps a distinctly inferior language design to
>> perpetuate.
>>
>> It used to be said that any programmer that first learned to program
>> using BASIC was ruined for life. I would say the same thing about
>> Javascript.
> [...]
>
> In fact, in I think nowadays one of the big problems is, we do not really
> have anything similar to BASIC to teach really young kids. Python, which
> they usually try to use for this purpose is way too strict in its syntax,
> and complicated. Just like most modern languages (Pascal/Delphi included).
>
> [...]
As a former OS/2 user I find REXX (Regina Rexx nowadays) very versatile 
and useful - and easy to learn.  But you're right, this is off-topic, sorry.

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Best regards
Arne Hanssen