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Rascal, the forgotten real-time Pascal language, draws new interest

Original: of immediate fascination to me in that article is a single line: "Originally I programmed in Rascal, a language develope

A programming history discussion is circling around Rascal, a little-known language developed at Reed College described as a cross between C and Pascal. The name turns out to be short for "Real-Time Pascal", and it shipped as an entire software development kit. Commenters are sharing surprise that such an obscure tool once existed and trading memories of early language experiments.

Why now: A mention of the obscure Rascal language in a widely shared article has sparked curiosity about its origins and history.

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• of immediate fascination to me in that article is a single line: "Originally I programmed in Rascal, a language developed at Reed College which was sort of a cross between C and Pascal." Rascal turns out to be short for "Real-Time Pascal" - an entire software development kit… · vga256@tomodori.net · 50

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