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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Simple Pascal question
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 21:29:26 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 5 Aug 2024 15:34:49 +0300, Michael S wrote:

> Pay attention that despite being designed (or at least brought to
> public) in this century, C# originally lacked slices.

The whole C♯/Dotnet thing just seems like a corporate vanity project on 
the part of Microsoft, after they had their knuckles rapped by Sun over 
trying to subvert Java. Microsoft themselves will not use Dotnet for 
anything important (e.g. Microsoft Office). Their one time trying to do so 
(Windows Vista) ended in disaster.