The "Why Pascal is not my favourite language" essay mentioned used to get cited frequently, but a lot of its criticisms are either irrelevant or just plain in

The "Why Pascal is not my favourite language" essay mentioned used to get cited frequently, but a lot of its criticisms are either irrelevant or just plain incorrect with respect to Delphi and co. e.g. "There is no 'break' statement" - In Delphi, there is. "There is no 'return' statement" - yes, there is. It became a recurring circular argument at that point, with rounds of "This essay is just wrong now." "that just shows that Delphi is not Pascal, the essay is correct for _Pascal_ as standardised"; "then why does this essay keep being raised as if it's still relevant to Delphi, when it is not?" "That's a misinterpretation", "yes, one that newcomers make constantly. It's harmful." The article is probably accurate that this essay was influential. "Was it correctly so?" is a different issue.