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True. But, "high-level, type-safe language" need not refer to unextended Pascal, and I see no evidence that it was intended to. He could have meant Algol W. Depending on when it was written, he could have meant Modula 2, Modula 3, or Oberon.


Serious question: Why is it that we generally see only toy systems being done in these languages.

I don't mean to offend. If I'm unaware of major pieces of software done in Modula-N or Oberon, then feel free to correct me.

I only know of some teaching-level and research OS work, and some GUI work, but little in the way of commercial stuff.




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