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Chinese is also a hugely popular language, does not mean that it is familiar to a large amount of humans

• coldtea 5y ago
  The analogy breaks as Pascal knowledge is not confined to one geographical area or ethnicity. The same for languages inspired by Pascal syntax, with are tons. No matter how you slice it or dice it, Pascal and Pascal-like syntax are not some obscure niche languages...
  • solipsism 5y ago
    It's a subjective word. It's unfamiliar to people who are not familiar with Pascal. It's familiar to people who are familiar with Pascal. Jesus... Look at yourself, HN.
  • jcelerier 5y ago
    > The analogy breaks as Pascal knowledge is not confined to one geographical area or ethnicity. no, it is confined to people who learned Pascal ? I could start learning chinese with duolingo just as easily as I could start learning pascal with some web tutorial, it does not mean that either are familiar to me.