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From: weyrich@csun1.UUCP (Orville Weyrich)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal
Subject: Re: Conformant Arrays and ISO
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Date: 30 Apr 89 17:46:42 GMT
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From article <2699@buengc.BU.EDU>, by art@buengc.BU.EDU (A. R. Thompson):
> In article <4824@pt.cs.cmu.edu> jwb@LINDENTHAL.CAE.RI.CMU.EDU (John Baugh) writes:
> > [Question about] ISO Level 1 standard (which includes conformant arrays)
> 
> The Pascal-2 compiler from Oregon Software implements this um feature.
> Actually, the cantankerous (oops, I meant conformant) array feature is a
> real disaster that never should have been foisted on an unsuspecting
> public.  I haven't got the time to list the most salient of the many
> objections but it never should have happened.  The schema array feature of
> the new Extended Pascal should cure most of the problems with conformant
> arrays.

Personally, I think that the conformant 
array feature is a considerable
improvement over the ISO level 0.  
It is not as nice as the features 
provided by Ada, but it seems to be more 
efficient, which is in keeping
with the minimalist design philosophy of Pascal.

Would someone care to fill me in on the problems with conformant arrays?

Where can I find out about the schema array feature, 
and what is "Extended Pascal" ?
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