Michael A. Hess wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Apr 2006, George Lober wrote:
>
>>> 1. FPC/Lazarus is a european project mostly
>>
>> This fact baffles me. Why isn't there more participation in development
>> from North America ? Surely the appeal of Pascal isn't limited to
>> cultural or national borders. Is it lack of interest for Pascal ? Is
>> everybody just content with using Delphi over here ?
>
> I can answer that. It isn't taught in school at all. If you go to any
> school and I mean any school that teaches CompSci in any way they will
> tell you that, "Pascal is a dead and useless language. Nobody uses Pascal
> anymore".
>
> I have actually asked them about Delphi and they have never heard of it.
> That is why there is such a lack of interest in the US. The general
> thought process has already killed it off.
I think Pascal/Delphi whatever is always stronger in Europe.
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