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From: oconnor@sunray.steinmetz (Dennis M. O'Connor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: M2Amiga demo disk problems (long)
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Date: 17 Dec 87 21:51:10 GMT
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An article by treese@athena.mit.edu (Win Treese) says:
> [ ... stuff about problems with a M2Amiga demo disk ... ]
>After fighting with all this, I just can't see myself spending $250 for the
>real product.  How's Benchmark Modula-2 look?
>
>	Win Treese

I have used Leon Frenkel's Benchmark Modula2 for some small stuff :
a fuzzy-controller, a back-chained expert system, and a more complex
system with an expert system and a fuzzy controller ( runs
orcs for AD&D, does the strategic thinking ) and am QUITE happy 
it. With FACC running, thinks are generally very fast ( compiling
and linking). I have no complaints about code size and execution
speed, but I've only done small things ( 46Kbyte executable ).
But I am very happy with it. Now if only Modula2 was more like Ada!
Then I'd really be happy. Generics! Complex objects returned by
functions ! Limited Private types ! Subranges of REALS !
Hey, but anythings better than C or Basic ! :-) :-)
( Just an opinion, different strokes etc. etc. )




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