Re: The joy of FORTRAN-like languages

On Sun, 29 Sep 2024 07:22:45 +0100
The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:

I think the worst thing was Turbo Pascal, which convinced huge
numbers of amateurs that they could actually write code.

OTOH, like BASIC, it *enabled* large numbers of amateurs to actually get
shit done and develop software that met their own needs when solutions
were either nonexistent or prohibitively expensive - the kind of thing
that drove the microcomputer revolution. Sure, it might've made for a
little mess along the way, but in the long run it's not so terrible ;)