What is the different between Programming/General and Free
Pascal/General?
lazarus / 8-Other

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guest65278 · 2020-03-01 14:05

And which box should I post my problem? Thanks

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lucamar · 2020-03-01 15:32

They are very similar but basically  "Programming>General" is for
general programming questions, like "what's the best sorting algorithm
for a list o strings?", while "Free Pascal>General" is for general
questions about Free Pascal, like "what are the differences between
ReadLn and Read?" or "how can I read a text file line by line?".

I'll admit it is thin, but there as a line separating the two
concepts.

As for where you should post your question the answer is, of course:
it depends on which kind of question and to what it relates.

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guest65278 · 2020-03-02 03:54

Quote from: lucamar on March 01, 2020, 04:32:09 pmThey are very
similar but basically  "Programming>General" is for general
programming questions, like "what's the best sorting algorithm for a
list o strings?", while "Free Pascal>General" is for general questions
about Free Pascal, like "what are the differences between ReadLn and
Read?" or "how can I read a text file line by line?".

I'll admit it is thin, but there as a line separating the two
concepts.

As for where you should post your question the answer is, of course:
it depends on which kind of question and to what it relates.

Thanks.

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marcov · 2020-03-02 09:53

Originally the forum was lazarus only, and then the old FPC community
site was abandonned and the freepascal areas added.

So strictly speaking programming/general is lazarus specific, and
freepascal/general not.

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guest65278 · 2020-03-02 11:15

Quote from: marcov on March 02, 2020, 10:53:05 amOriginally the forum
was lazarus only, and then the old FPC community site was abandonned
and the freepascal areas added.

So strictly speaking programming/general is lazarus specific, and
freepascal/general not.

Thanks for your new insight.

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sash · 2020-03-02 13:00

Quote from: nov97 on March 02, 2020, 12:15:45 pmThanks for your new
insight.Thanks you're asking.
Many newcomers don't care. It's good to know someone does.