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Subject: Re: LSE vs TPU
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Date: Thu, 23-May-85 12:24:41 EDT
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From: blaney.xrcc@Xerox.ARPA

Martin,

Speaking as an experienced PASCAL programmer, I can tell you that to let
a language sensitive editor allow you to use PASCAL because the editor
helps with the syntax, will have serious repercussions on your programs
if they happen to be 'large'. The point of an LSE is to help a
programmer familiar with the language omit at an early stage those
tedious errors that add to programming overhead, due to typing errors,
forgetting to declare variables etc. It should never be used to
implicitly help one design a program. I think this is an easy trap to
fall into. I am not suggesting you will, but your message suggests some
difficulties with PASCAL that an LSE will automatically clear up.

Paul