Subj : Re: Opinion on Pascal
To : Hemo
From : Vk3jed
Date : Sun Apr 02 2017 07:30 am
-=> Hemo wrote to Jagossel <=-
Ja> Examples of where I stumbled a bit:
Ja> - Spaces inside the square brackets
Ja> - The special switches for if a directory or file exists or doesn't
Ja> exist
Ja> - Accepting argumemts
Ja> - Defining functions first before calling it
Yep, I think I've tripped up on most of these too at one stage, but you do
learn the rules, eventually. :) As for those switches, I just pull up a copy
of one of the many excellent references available online, when I need help with
specifics of syntax. Beats my memory, which tends to favour concepts over
detail.
He> no arguments from me on any of that. I find the more languages one
He> tries to learn, the more confusing it can be as things do vary between
He> them. Sometimes quite a bit. Sometimes little things, like the result
He> when comparing strings. C returns 0 when they match, which still trips
He> me up, becuase most other languages I may use return 1 or true when
He> strings match.
Same with anything where there's a lot of alternatives to learn. There's
potential for confusion. :)
... It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.
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