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

[Paul Sture]

In article <FZySxYcuLMGE at eisner.encompasserve.org>,
 koehler at eisner.nospam.encompasserve.org (Bob Koehler) wrote:

> 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.

I recall the promotional material for Java claiming that C-like syntax 
was a huge advantage because "everyone understands C".

The C-like syntax was the very thing that put me off Java, at a time 
when I was busy learning other languages.

-- 
Paul Sture