All over the computing community, people are switching over to the latest advances in programming languages. Stop using dinosaurs like Cobol and Fortran. It is time to switch over to the programming language of the 70's!
Stop worrying about not able to find an important line of the code. You will never lose track of what you are working on. Forget about having to type out a procedure every time you need to use it. Pascal is designed so that you can write an important function only once and you can call the function anywhere in the program. Its block structure allows for an easy way to locate functions and procedures. It is also compatible to today's best monitors and graphics applications. Since you only need to write a procedure once every program, you will be able to work more efficiently.
Debugging used to be a time-consuming chore. Not anymore. By using Pascal, you will get more done even if you are prone to errors. The compiler automatically locates the error and its type so that you can quickly correct it. It allows for I/O from external sources, so you can take your code wherever you go.
Pascal is a revolutionary product and will be used by computer scientists all around the world for the next 30 years. So go with the flow, get the programming language of the future, today. Available in a computer lab near you.
Martin McDermot
Part-Time Columnist