> what's your view on Pascal as a teaching/introductory language in 2023, for children aged 10+?
I think it's still the best language to start with.
And don't let yourself be dissuaded by comments here about "no ecosystem" etc; that's BS, IMnsHO. There are tons of compilers and IDEs you could use, from Free Pascal (with or without Lazarus), via PowerPascal (IIRC) and other smaller implementations, to the old versions that Borland / Inprise / CodeGear / Idera / Embarcadero have released as freeware over the years.
I think it's still the best language to start with.
And don't let yourself be dissuaded by comments here about "no ecosystem" etc; that's BS, IMnsHO. There are tons of compilers and IDEs you could use, from Free Pascal (with or without Lazarus), via PowerPascal (IIRC) and other smaller implementations, to the old versions that Borland / Inprise / CodeGear / Idera / Embarcadero have released as freeware over the years.