* When you misplace or exclude a ; in C++ it is highly possible or probable you receive unclear compiler errors and perhaps even a lot of them, whereas with Pascal the information is actually more useful and clear.

* Pascal is a safe language, while C and C++ are not.

* Pascal is fit to be used as an effective teaching tool, while C and C++ only make matters unnecessarily difficult.

* Nowadays FPC is the bomb: multi-platform support and very fast.




NOTE for C/C++ programmers: do not mistake * for a pointer! They are merely to signify certain... pointe-- points made