Brian Kernighan – Why Pascal Is Not My Favorite Programming Language (1981)

 (cs.virginia.edu)

1 points | by peter_d_sherman 12 hours ago

2 comments

  • JohnFen 6 hours ago
    I love Pascal, as it was the first programming language that I ever learned (ignoring machine languages) and so I have an irrational fondness for it.

    That said, I agree with Kernighan here, for real-world use it's not even in my top 10 favorite langauges.

  • bryanrasmussen 12 hours ago
    It's hard for me not to see this as a proto HN post from before HN existed.

    Although obviously Brian Kernighan is more accomplished than most of the guys writing "Why React is unsuitable for modern web development" blog posts or the like.