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> Even then it was trivial to pass a
> multidimensional open array (with size unknown at compile
> time) to a subroutine (i.e., procedure). Most modern
> languages got this capability only recently, if at all. Even
> today, if I am not mistaken, it is not possible in some of
> the Oberon languages.
>
Which Oberon languages?
1. Multidimensional open array parameters have always been standard in
Oberon (1988).
2. Multidimensional open array *variables* were introduced in Oberon-2
(1991)
References can be found at:
http://www.oberon.ethz.ch/books.html
Chris Burrows
CFB Software
http://www.cfbsoftware.com
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