[...] This book was written with the aim of presenting basic and advanced programming techniques using the Pascal programming language. It covers the needs for learning proper programming for beginners, as well as those who have been involved in programming and would like to better understand some advanced techniques. It is addressed to the following groups of interested readers:

- Students of Computer Science departments
- Students of departments where Computer Science is considered a necessary tool in their specialization.
- Students of public and private educational institutions where Turbo Pascal is taught.

This book refers to both Structured and Object-Oriented Programming using the Turbo Pascal language. In this way, the student who completes this book will be able to study more complex programming languages without facing the problems that arise from insufficient knowledge of structured or object-oriented technologies.

This book serves as an educational aid in Pascal programming and at the same time as a user manual for Turbo Pascal. It is also suitable for self-education for any beginner or advanced computer user who wants to delve into the use and operation of Turbo Pascal.

(from the book's preface)