Pascal and C are more structurally rigid than BASIC - I don't think that needs to be explained Chroma
Why doesn't it need to be explained? If I knew what was meant by it then I wouldn't have asked.
But since someone was kind enough to give me an example, I do understand what it means now.
Also, I don't see a huge beneficial impact from this "more structured" angle. Maybe a matter of preference? Maybe something old dinosaur Pascal coders get off on? :P
Not declaring variables in blocks before the code sections that use them might be aimed at novice users but it doesn't affect the power or capability of the language. Moot point? Definitely.