2015-07-17 17:44 GMT+02:00 Paul van Helden > > Veteran Pascal programmer here... > > I haven't really started using it yet, but I read through the whole > Oxygene documentation the other day. (Didn't take long ;-) ) > > The Oxygene dialect is absolutely beautiful in my opinion. Lots of things > in there that I've been wanting for decades and many stupid things dropped > completely. >
Nice to hear that. You are probably unique "Veteran Pascal programmer" ;) I agree with the OP that the Delphi language had become uglier and uglier. > I want a programming language that looks good when I write it. This is why > I am still using Object Pascal and not Java or C#. If FPC's only goal is > Delphi compatibility, then perhaps I won't be on this list anymore some > years from now. > > The world is looking for a new language. That is why we recently got > Google's Go and Apple's Swift. I believe a modern and clean dialect of > Object Pascal has a "leg-up" on both of these. > The Truly Truest Truth :) , especially part about Delphi Best regards, Maciej Izak
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