17 Oct
2011
17 Oct
'11
3:23 p.m.
One of the many potentially great things that died when DEC did was
Modula-3, a language with huge promise (and one that didn't jump the
shark with Wirth (see: Oberon)). There's a small community keeping it
alive, and it's design is still influential (the creator of Python cites
it as a primary influence). Perhaps it's time to give it another look.
Whenever these sorts of "what should the language look like..." debates
come up, as often as not I think "sounds like Modula-3".