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Why did C beat Pascal?
The combination of efficient execution on limited hardware, and, native access to the underlying OS and GUI libraries were probably the main reasons for C’s success. Pascal never really hacked it on windows, and, Delphi arrived too late to make a difference.
Is Free Pascal fast?
High speed, low memory use Being a language that is compiled into fast machine code by a modern compiler, Free Pascal has been able to make Pascal one of the fastest languages there are.
Is C still the fastest?
You can easily write a C program that runs slower than programs written in other languages that do the same job. The reason why C is faster is because it is designed in this way. It lets you do a lot of “lower level” stuff that helps the compiler to optimize the code.
Is Pascal faster than C at compilation?
If you are asking if Pascal faster than C at compilation, most times yes. If you are asking is the binary produced by the two languages, is one faster than the other… the answer depends upon the compiler, what the source is trying to do, and how well the compiler can optimize the output.
What is the difference between C and Pascal programming languages?
It was always like 10 times difference. Pascal 10x faster to code, 10x faster execution speed after compilation, and the complied “C” was 10x larger executable file. I never ran into a coding problem that could not be easily solved using Pascal.
What is the difference between Pascal and C semicolons?
In Pascal, semicolons separate individual statements within a compound statement; instead in C, they terminate the statement. In C, they are also syntactically part of the statement (transforming an expression into a statement).
What is the difference between C and Pascal names with underscore?
In C, the underscore counts as a letter, so even _abc is a valid name. Names with a leading underscore are often used to differentiate special system identifiers in C. Both C and Pascal use keywords (words reserved for use by the language). Examples are if, while, const, for and goto, which are keywords that happen to be common to both languages.