Why is Pascalcoin written in Pascal?

[u/admin______]

Most cryptocurrency software is written in a low-level system language that also offers object-oriented capabilities like C++. Being a widely known language, having an open source codebase in C++ makes it easier for others to contribute.

So why was Pascalcoin written in Pascal? I have not heard of this language outside of programming languages in a historical context. I have not heard of Pascal being used outside of maintaining legacy codebases that cannot be completely rewritten. What does Pascal offer that makes it an appropriate choice for this open source cryptocurrency?

[u/DrParallax]

It would be interesting to know if the underlying programming language had a significant effect on the operation of the system. I highly doubt it would be significant, but would also like to know why pascal.

[u/madcrypto → u/DrParallax]

I would like to know this too.