[Oberon] System V5 - Definitions and Implementations

[Chris Burrows]

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> From: Oberon [mailto:oberon-bounces at lists.inf.ethz.ch] On Behalf Of
> thomas.kral at email.cz
> Sent: Sunday, 10 April 2016 1:21 AM
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> Subject: [Oberon] System V5 - Definitions and Implementations
> 
> It is a very descriptive aid for documenting, however how can
> Definitions be used from a programmer's point of view?
> 

In Oberon (unlike its predecessor Modula-2) Definition modules are no longer
required from a programming point of view. For an account of how and why
this evolution occurred refer to the paper titled "Modula-2 and Oberon" by
Niklaus Wirth:

http://www.inf.ethz.ch/personal/wirth/Articles/Modula-Oberon-June.pdf

Regards,
Chris

Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.astrobe.com