tomznJan 8, 2024
Assn for Computing Machinery
It is with great regret that we mark the passing of programming language pioneer and A.M. Turing Laureate Niklaus Wirth, who passed away on Jan 1, 2024. Wirth created the Euler and PL360 languages. Working with Tony Hoare, Wirth used Euler as the basis of Algol-W which then became the basis for Pascal, which provided a foundation for future computer languages, systems, and architectural research for years to come. https://bit.ly/3jsDb6y
Niklaus E. Wirth - A.M. Turing Award Laureate

Jan 8, 2024 at 7:10pmWeb
Show threadAssn for Computing MachineryJan 8, 2024
Wirth's last article for CACM, "50 Years of Pascal," has been made open to public. You can read it here: https://cacm.acm.org/magazines/2021/3/250705-50-years-of-pascal/fulltext
50 Years of Pascal

The Pascal programming language creator Niklaus Wirth reflects on its origin, spread, and further development.

Show threadMichael PiotrowskiJan 8, 2024
@ACM Thank you!
Show threadTommy ÞJan 9, 2024

@ACM Our dear #Wirth got a bit ahead of himself. Turbo #Pascal started life as BLS Pascal on the Nascom 2 by Anders Hejlsberg and was written from scratch in #Z80 assembler and generated native Z80 code. It wasn't Wirth's Pascal compiler and in fact, the language deviated from "official" Pascal.

Try it yourself on https://tommythorn.github.io/virtual-nascom/virtual-nascom.html
Select BLS Pascal 1.2 from the dropdown and hit Load. And follow the screenshots. Exit the editor with Ctrl-X. Manual: http://www.nascomhomepage.com/pdf/blspas.pdf

Nascom 2