We are probably agreeing but Pascal at least was explicitly designed to allow and to teach “structured” programming. In some ways, it is designed to limit your

We are probably agreeing but Pascal at least was explicitly designed to allow and to teach “structured” programming. In some ways, it is designed to limit your options. Their is no denying though that it makes code easier to read and also makes intent much clearer. This in turn makes not just creating but of course maintaining and extending large code based much easier. In terms of complexity, it depends on how you measure. In assembler, it does not take long to learn how to compare and jump. That gives you the power of while, do/while, for, if/then, and of course “goto” ( which your “more advanced” language may lack ). I would argue though that it is easier to understand the syntax of if / else than the equivalent assembler. Again, if not easier to write, it is at least more obvious when reading ( for less experienced eyes ).