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Apparently K&R C (which was the version at the time of Kernighan's paper) wasn't good enough itself, and it's fair to say that ANSI C also borrowed features from Pascal (e.g. function prototypes). So the influence was mutual. And I think it's pretty evident that the extensions made by UCSD and later Pascals to Wirth's original version were essential for the success. I don't think that the typical Turbo Pascal user cared much about Wirth's original version.


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