So would you prefer a version of Pascal that instead of:

Variable := (a + 3) * 4;

Was written:

Variable equals paran a plus 3 close paran times 4;

In other words, I find the "begin" and "end" to be a prime example of the unnecessary verbosity of Pascal.

I used Pascal briefly in high school and at the university. I already knew 'C' at the time. I was personally impressed by how similar the structure of the two languages were but was, time and time again, equally impressed by the unnecessary verbosity of Pascal to accomplish similar constructs.

Regards,
Craig Steiner