IMHO, and I'm not expert in these matters, the culture contributed to the predominance of 'C' more than anything else. Because PASCAL was widely publicized as being a teaching tool rather than a working language, it became more "macho" to use 'C', which didn't have the type-checking and "wrist slapping" that Pascal did. Nobody wants to work under a Nanny. 'C' lets you compile nearly anything, and, after that, it's up to you to figure out why it doesn't work. If it compiles under Pascal, there's at least SOME chance it might actually do something.

It's the same thing that makes comment-less garbage code, code that's impossible to read, and even more difficult to maintain, so popular among the 'C' community. It's the same thing as breaking the filter off a mooched cigarette before smoking it.

HLL's belong in schools, perhaps, but not in serious MCU work.

RE