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| | Dr. Dobb's | The Modula-3 Programming Language | July 22, 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21) |
 | | They are looking for a language that is "just right," to quote Goldilocks--a language that supports long-term reliability and maintainability, but also has enough modern, practical features to handle large problems efficiently. |
 | | In large programs, it is important to place some structure on collections of procedures and variables, restricting the proliferation of names. |
 | | Some features found in other languages, such as taking the address of a local variable, are prohibited because they are unsafe and because detecting their misuse at run time would be too costly. |
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