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6. There are a few things in life I have loved - and Turbo Pascal was one of them.

Sun Dec 7, 2025, 07:12 PM

Dec 7

Might be 40 years ago, but you never forget your first (programming language, that is).

Actually, it was BASIC, but TP was much better.

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