> While Pascal can be used for serious work, it is first and foremost a teaching language friendly to beginners But that's not what the linked article argues a

> While Pascal can be used for serious work, it is first and foremost a teaching language friendly to beginners But that's not what the linked article argues as a reason to use (Object) Pascal. > The syntax is easy to learn, fairly clean and the language has very fast compilation (C++ really can't compete here). Which is important when teaching - permits rapid iteration. 1. There are other languages than C++ you know... 2. For language-teaching purposes, basically _any_ language compiles essentially instantaneously on modern hardware (including C++).