Yesterday I heard news of Niklaus Wirth’s passing, and was filled with sadness. I never met him personally, but he and his work have been influential in my life, to say the least. Without Pascal, I would not be where I am to day. I likely wouldn’t have anything to do with computers apart from using them daily. If you have read my “origin story”, you know why. If you didn’t, I’ll help: Turbo Pascal was the language I learned to program with, from its help system. It helped that Pas...
