Re: Fwd: [Lazarus] Live pascal

From	rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Newsgroups	comp.os.linux.misc
Subject	Re: Fwd: [Lazarus] Live pascal
Date	2026-02-26 20:35 +0000
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On Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:15:03 +0100, Carlos E.R. wrote:

> I didn't know there were efforts to make teaching of Pascal easier,
> teach to new people, as a first (programming) language. I don't know if
> the initiative will have some success, but it is at least curious.

Pascal had its day as a didactic language in the '80s. 

https://cacm.acm.org/blogcacm/python-is-now-the-most-popular-introductory-
teaching-language-at-top-u-s-universities/

Python seems to be the winner today. The article is from 2014 but I doubt 
the trend has changed. I do see at least one change from his table. 
Harvard's CS50 general course does use C and other languages. However they 
offer parallel CS50 courses with Python, R, and Scratch. The Python series 
is excellent and is free to audit. I'm not sure about Scratch. Maybe it 
says something about Harvard's DEI policies.

https://smartupkids.com/2013/07/17/learning-to-code-kids-explore-mits-
scratch-programming-language/

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    Re: Fwd: [Lazarus] Live pascal "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-02-25 11:22 +0100
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