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# RIP: Software design pioneer Niklaus Wirth
- URL: https://werd.io/rip-software-design-pioneer-niklaus-wirth/
- Published: 2024-01-05T16:28:50.000Z
- Updated: 2024-01-05T16:28:50.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: NotableLinks, #Import 2025-06-13 09:20

Pascal was my first real programming language. I'd learned BASIC first, but I never built a full software application in it. Pascal allowed me to build and release software for the first time. It was magical.

What I didn't know: Niklaus Wirth was from Winterthur, Switzerland, which is right next door to Elgg. [#Technology](https://werd.io/tag/Technology)

\[[Link](https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/04/niklaus%5Fwirth%5Fobituary/)\]