"Niklaus Wirth would be pleased to hear that . . . He intended students to learn on Pascal and then graduate to Modula-2 for serious projects." Well, maybe lat

"Niklaus Wirth would be pleased to hear that . . . He intended students to learn on Pascal and then graduate to Modula-2 for serious projects." Well, maybe later on. He designed Pascal in late 1960's and Modula-2 in late 1970's.