&quot;How on earth did C win out over this?&quot; - here&#x27;s some guy&#x27;s take on, if not exactly this question, matters that may be related: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lysator.liu.se&#x2F;c&#x2F;bwk-on-pascal.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lysator.liu.se&#x2F;c&#x2F;bwk-on-pascal.html</a><p>My own memory is similar - Pascal was just generally annoying to use, in various little ways, that added up over time. On the face of it, it seems like it should be a lot better than C, but in practice... it just wasn&#x27;t.