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They don't make 'em like that any more: Borland Turbo Pascal 7

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#9Peak rank
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24
Comments
10
Submitted by
andsoitis
Posted
Nov 7, 2026
Site
kevinboone.me

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Trending history

They don't make 'em like that any more: Borland Turbo Pascal 7 was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 7, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 25 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #9 of 29, reached on Nov 7, 18:54 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 7, 22:54 UTC.

Rank history

Position on Hacker News · Front page at every check (lower is better).

#1#11#20#30 16:5418:2419:5421:2422:54 Nov 7, 16:54 UTC · #28Nov 7, 17:09 UTC · #26Nov 7, 17:24 UTC · #22Nov 7, 17:39 UTC · #18Nov 7, 17:54 UTC · #13Nov 7, 18:09 UTC · #13Nov 7, 18:24 UTC · #10Nov 7, 18:39 UTC · #10Nov 7, 18:54 UTC · #9Nov 7, 19:09 UTC · #10Nov 7, 19:24 UTC · #9Nov 7, 19:39 UTC · #9Nov 7, 19:54 UTC · #12Nov 7, 20:09 UTC · #11Nov 7, 20:24 UTC · #11Nov 7, 20:39 UTC · #11Nov 7, 20:54 UTC · #12Nov 7, 21:09 UTC · #13Nov 7, 21:24 UTC · #12Nov 7, 21:39 UTC · #12Nov 7, 21:54 UTC · #12Nov 7, 22:09 UTC · #11Nov 7, 22:24 UTC · #12Nov 7, 22:39 UTC · #12Nov 7, 22:54 UTC · #11

Last 14 days

Best rank per day (UTC).

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Metric history

Platform metric as reported by Hacker News.

059118179 16:5418:2419:5421:2422:54 Nov 7, 16:54 UTC · 11Nov 7, 17:09 UTC · 26Nov 7, 17:24 UTC · 42Nov 7, 17:39 UTC · 66Nov 7, 17:54 UTC · 80Nov 7, 18:09 UTC · 88Nov 7, 18:24 UTC · 96Nov 7, 18:39 UTC · 100Nov 7, 18:54 UTC · 108Nov 7, 19:09 UTC · 115Nov 7, 19:24 UTC · 118Nov 7, 19:39 UTC · 123Nov 7, 19:54 UTC · 128Nov 7, 20:09 UTC · 132Nov 7, 20:24 UTC · 139Nov 7, 20:39 UTC · 144Nov 7, 20:54 UTC · 149Nov 7, 21:09 UTC · 152Nov 7, 21:24 UTC · 157Nov 7, 21:39 UTC · 162Nov 7, 21:54 UTC · 167Nov 7, 22:09 UTC · 172Nov 7, 22:24 UTC · 174Nov 7, 22:39 UTC · 178Nov 7, 22:54 UTC · 179

From the discussion

A few top-level comments from Hacker News, shortened. Read the full thread on Hacker News.

> "That almost nobody has the skills these days to implement something like TP is something we could eventually come to regret – or, rather, our grandchildren could. Software development is becoming a semi-skilled industry, and I doubt that the rise of AI will entirely compensate for this." I agree, but AI also there…

Man, I haven’t seen Turbo Pascal since high school. We were lucky enough to have a CompSci class taught by our Stats teacher. He offered three courses. CompSci 1 used Turbo Pascal and Delphi. CompSci 2 used C++ and Java. CompSci 3 used Microsoft Turbo Assembly and a language of the student’s choice. We had to write…

My first real programming project was creating a pong clone on DOS using Turbo Pascal, as a 12 year old, in the mid 90s. Many years later, when I was in the penultimate year of uni, I worked as a freelance Delphi programmer. I had no idea Pascal would help me buy my first car many years later.

Questions

Is They don't make 'em like that any more: Borland Turbo Pascal 7 trending on Hacker News right now?

Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 7, 22:54 UTC, after 1 day of trending.

What is the highest rank They don't make 'em like that any more: Borland Turbo Pascal 7 reached?

#9 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 7, 18:54 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.

How long has They don't make 'em like that any more: Borland Turbo Pascal 7 been trending?

It was first seen on Nov 7, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (25 checks) since.

How much discussion did it get on Hacker News?

24 points and 10 comments; submitted by andsoitis on Nov 7, 2026.