* [[Java (programming languagetutlayt)|Java]]<ref>"We looked very carefully at Delphi [[Object Pascal]] and built a working prototype of bound method references in order to understand their interaction with the Java programming language and its APIs ... Our conclusion was that bound method references are unnecessary and detrimental to the language. This decision was made in consultation with Borland International, who had previous experience with bound method references in Delphi [[Object Pascal]]." (from [http://java.sun.com/docs/white/delegates.html About Microsoft's "Delegates"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627043929/http://java.sun.com/docs/white/delegates.html |date=2012-06-27 }} at java.sun.com.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fscript.org/prof/javapassport.pdf |quote=The project went ahead under the name "green" and the language was based on an old model of [[UCSD Pascal]], which makes it possible to generate interpretive code |title=History of Java |work=Java Application Servers Report |author=TechMetrix Research |year=1999 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229090912/http://www.fscript.org/prof/javapassport.pdf |archivedate=2010-12-29 |df= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1017013|title=A Conversation with James Gosling - ACM Queue|publisher=|accessdate=11 August 2015|deadurl=no|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716194245/http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1017013|archivedate=16 July 2015|df=}}</ref>
