Pascal is an influential computer programming language named after the mathematicianBlaise Pascal.It was invented byNiklaus Wirth in 1968 as a research project into the nascent field ofcompiler theory.The backronym PASCAL standing forprimary algorithmic scientific commercial application language highlights its suitability for computing tasks in science, making it certainly usable for general programming as well.
American English spelling. Mathematical vocabulary, but explain words if they mean something special in mathematics.
UseUnextended Pascal, ISO 7185, as your base, and go from there.
Every example program is regarded and has to be by itselfcomplete.
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