Bear in mind that this was written in 1981, at the beginning of a decade that saw enormous progress for Pascal, rendering most of &quot;some guy&quot;&#x27;s objections invalid.  ANSI C only happened towards the end of that decade.<p>I think when an essay from 20 (or 35) years ago claiming &quot;X sucks&quot; is referenced, it&#x27;s kinda foolish not to draw attention to the history that followed.