Pascal
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Pascal is a classical procedural programming language that facilitates structured programming. It advantages include english-like elegant source code style, a plethora of data types and a broad basis of implementations on both virtual and physical machines. Most modern Pascal compilers implement ObjectPascal, an extension for object-oriented programming that has first been proposed by Apple and that was later augmented by Borland.
There are numerous Pascal dialects for embedded systems:
| Compiler | Company | License | Development platform | Target platform | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free Pascal | Free Pascal team | GPL, LGPL | Linux, Mac OS X, Win32 | ARM systems including Raspberry Pi | Mature, stable version |
| Free Pascal | Free Pascal team | GPL, LGPL | Linux, Mac OS X, Win32 | Atmel AVR | Experimental |
| Lazarus | Lazarus team | GPL, LGPL | Linux, Mac OS X, Win32 | ARM systems including Raspberry Pi | GUI-based IDE for Free Pascal |
| Pascal-scm | E-LAB Computers | proprietary | Win32 | Atmel AVR | Demo version available, standard version for ATMega8/88 free |
| MikroPascal for AVR | Mikroelektronika | proprietary | Win32 | Atmel AVR | 2K Demo version available |
| PasAVR | Vogelaar Electronics | proprietary | Win32 | DelphiStamp | Cross-Compiler for Object Pascal |
