I used to have object pascal as my main language, and it has a lot in its favour. But when I go back to it I find two things drag it down.
Pre definition of variables. I would like to be able to define variables on first assignment and scoped to the begin/end in which that happens, I don't think there is a good remaining argument to keep them above the statements.
The namespace is cluttered with legacy usage, making the many years of advancement require odd. Combinations of prefixes.
I still think there is a scope for a light fork that changes the name to distinguish it and starts the RTL afresh using the decades of hindsight and improvements.
Pre definition of variables. I would like to be able to define variables on first assignment and scoped to the begin/end in which that happens, I don't think there is a good remaining argument to keep them above the statements.
The namespace is cluttered with legacy usage, making the many years of advancement require odd. Combinations of prefixes.
I still think there is a scope for a light fork that changes the name to distinguish it and starts the RTL afresh using the decades of hindsight and improvements.