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		tluyben2 on Feb 11, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Incremental compilation instantly rebuilds the Zig... Turbo c was slow, Turbo Pascal and later object pascal were (and are) very fast.

GianFabien on Feb 12, 2025 [–]

Turbo C was an attempt to profit off the reputation of Turbo Pascal.

BTW Borland didn't create the compiler, instead licensed the technology from Poly Data.

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