Re: Adding Javascript to Pascal
Arne Hanssen via fpc-pascal <[email protected]>
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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. -- Best regards Arne Hanssen _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - [email protected] https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal