> Do you think so? You need to keep in mind the hardware that Wirth did have > and the goals that he wanted to achieve.
Yes I do think so and both Ada and C++ are successes too if the criterion is "they did what their inventors wanted to achieve". > I still believe that it was better than C++ and that is because C++ has so > many features and the compile time is abysmal. _shrug_ The C++ of the 80ies and 90ies probably has fewer features than you imagine and the compile times of e.g. Borland C++ were acceptable. Long compile times can also imply that the compiler does something complex like actually optimizing your programs (C++) or proving properties that are important for security (Ada).
