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Yakk · 03-26-2004, 08:03 AM

Pascal and C have a few cultural differences, and a few philosphical differences. But they are very similar.

First, Pascal tends to use keywords for structure, while C tends to avoid structureal keywords.

Ie, in Pascal, the 'content' of an if statement is between BEGIN and END, while in C it is between a { and a }.

A cultural difference between Pascal and C is how they deal with strings.

Strings in Pascal can be built in, and are often stored as 'length' then a buffer of characters.

Strings in C are a pointer to a buffer. The 'end' of the string is the first character whose binary value is 0.

Turbo (or Think or one of many enhancements) Pascal and C++ are both extensions to the base language. It is quite possible you have only written in an enhanced pascal.

The various enhancements to Pascal, and C++, also have a different set of cultural and philsophical differences.

But, in the end, the differences aren't all that large. You just might have different hoops to jump through along the way. =)

03-26-2004, 08:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
Yakk Wehret Den Anfängen! Location: Ontario, Canada	Pascal and C have a few cultural differences, and a few philosphical differences. But they are very similar. First, Pascal tends to use keywords for structure, while C tends to avoid structureal keywords. Ie, in Pascal, the 'content' of an if statement is between BEGIN and END, while in C it is between a { and a }. A cultural difference between Pascal and C is how they deal with strings. Strings in Pascal can be built in, and are often stored as 'length' then a buffer of characters. Strings in C are a pointer to a buffer. The 'end' of the string is the first character whose binary value is 0. Turbo (or Think or one of many enhancements) Pascal and C++ are both extensions to the base language. It is quite possible you have only written in an enhanced pascal. The various enhancements to Pascal, and C++, also have a different set of cultural and philsophical differences. But, in the end, the differences aren't all that large. You just might have different hoops to jump through along the way. =) __________________ Last edited by JHVH : 10-29-4004 BC at 09:00 PM. Reason: Time for a rest.