Name: Anonymous 2017-06-28 6:16
Discuss.
Because it's lower level than the other languages.No, it has pointers and it's not the only language with pointers. It's different because it lacks higher level concepts, which requires people to make scripting languages and other crap instead of using the language directly.
Pascal was made to be an introductory language for teaching students.That's why it didn't make any sense to replace it with C.
It's an OOP language, and very much in demand.Java wasn't in demand when they were teaching Smalltalk and Eiffel. OOP was in demand, but not Java. The new generation of students who graduated knowing Java created the demand for Java.