Pascal Poll '99
Bill Catambay, Pascal Central Editor

Recently, the Pascal programmers on the MacPascal mailing list were asked where they stand in regards to programming in Pascal. They were given the following choices to choose from:

Do you plan to continue to use Pascal?

Will use Pascal if I have to write my own compiler.

Will use Pascal until the last compiler vanishes.

Will use Pascal as long as I have access to a robust compiler.

Will use Pascal until MacPascal mailing list and Pascal Central goes away.

Considering switching to another language soon.

Migrating to another language now.

I miss Pascal, but I'm not turning back.

Pascal? Wasn't he some sort of mathematician?

The poll was open for about two weeks, and the votes were tallied as follows:

Sample population: 54

Response	Vote
Will use Pascal if I have to write my own compiler.	13%
Will use Pascal until the last compiler vanishes.	22%
Will use Pascal as long as I have access to a robust compiler.	44%
Will use Pascal until MacPascal mailing list and Pascal Central goes away.	7%
Considering switching to another language soon.	9%
Migrating to another language now.	4%
I miss Pascal, but I'm not turning back.	0%
Pascal? Wasn't he some sort of mathematician?	0%

If you are interested in seeing other polls regarding Pascal, feel free to request them by contacting the moderator of MacPascal or submitting your request on the Pascal Central Submission page.