HISTORY OF DEV

November 1983

Anders Hejlsberg ships Turbo Pascal

Anders Hejlsberg's Turbo PascalA fast Pascal compiler and IDE from Borland — popularized integrated development environments on PCs. shipped in November 1983 — a fast, cheap Pascal compiler that sold millions of copies.

What it was for

Anders HejlsbergHejlsberg later created Delphi, C#, and TypeScriptJavaScript with static types — compiles to JS and powers large front-end and Node codebases. — one of the most impactful language designer careers in computing. Turbo PascalA fast Pascal compiler and IDE from Borland — popularized integrated development environments on PCs. proved developer tools could be products, not just language specs.

People

  • Anders Hejlsberg — creator

Why it's here

Hejlsberg's career spans Pascal, Delphi, C#, and TypeScriptJavaScript with static types — compiles to JS and powers large front-end and Node codebases..

Why it mattered

Turbo PascalA fast Pascal compiler and IDE from Borland — popularized integrated development environments on PCs. was many programmers' first compiled language experience.

What it solved

Pascal compilers were slow and expensive for hobbyists and students.

Media

  • Anders Hejlsberg
    ImageAnders Hejlsberg

    DBegley, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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