Programming languages are more like machine tools. The old and really fun to watch metal planer is like assembler. It plows though things leaving a stress free

Programming languages are more like machine tools. The old and really fun to watch metal planer is like assembler. It plows though things leaving a stress free flat surface, but it's less efficient to work with. C is like a lathe, there are older and newer features, but they all work essentially the same. Pascal is like a Bridgeport, easy to understand, and straightforward in use. Unfortunately the main vendor got greedy and drove up the price too high. All the newer languages are like CNC machines, that come in all shapes and sizes.