[Info-vax] [OT] Wirth style languages, was: Re: Obscure Ada compiler vendors?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <kjlhip$c13$1 at online.de>, helbig at astro.multiCLOTHESvax.de (Phillip Helbig---undress to reply) writes:
> In article <kjkkr1$ktp$1 at dont-email.me>, Stephen Hoffman
> <seaohveh at hoffmanlabs.invalid> writes: 
> 
>> What was the last new (modern) programming language and IDE you learned?
> 
> Learned?  Fortran.  Seen a bit of and have some basic idea?  Java.  But 
> I didn't notice anything earth-shaking so I'm wondering if there is 
> something I'm missing.

   Other than keeping C-like poor excuse for syntax, Java seemed to
   learn more lessons from Fortran than any recent language.