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Turbo Pascal vs. "C"
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The IBM PC
Turbo Pascal is more productive for IBM PC's than "C" or "C++". It
is written specifically for the PC, where "C/C++" must be compatible
across hardware. Quicker software development results from:
[X] Strong type checking, to immediately pinpoint errors
[X] Compile times that are faster by an order of magnitude
[X] A language that is far easier to learn
[X] Programs that are nearly self documenting
About the only things you would not use it for are operating systems
and device drivers -- less than 1% of standard programming tasks.
Few programmers use only a single language, any more than most
computers run only one program. New programmers find it easier to
start with Turbo Pascal, before learning other languages, rather than
break their teeth on "C" first. And, unless there is significant
reason to use another language, Turbo Pascal is by far a favorite.