[fpc-pascal] Who said Pascal isn't popular

[Jeff Wormsley]

Mark Emerson wrote:
> Most people aren't interested in truth (e.g. that Pascal is a vastly superior 
> language in almost every respect). They are instead interested in what is 
> popular, politically correct, and has been artfully propagandized into their 
> gullible, small minds from a source they believe to be an "authority" (e.g. 
> REAL programmers don't use Pascal).
>   
Its also a manpower issue, and the number one reason I make my living 
writing C nowadays rather than Pascal.  You can post an ad for a C 
programmer and get 1,000 applicants, if you post an ad for a Pascal 
programmer you might get 5, at least where I live.  While I have argued 
that those 5 are probably better programmers than most of the 1,000, 
those that do the hiring don't care.  They worry that if one guy gets 
hits by a bus, they won't be able to find anyone to replace him.  That's 
also why I don't do much programming in Forth anymore (although I am 
working on one project with it as I type).

Jeff.

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