Pascal
Pascal is a procedural programming language designed in the late 1960s by Niklaus Wirth to encourage good programming practices through structured programming and data structuring. It was widely used for teaching programming concepts and in early software development, particularly in academic and engineering contexts. The language emphasizes readability, reliability, and efficiency, with features like strong typing and clear syntax.
Developers should learn Pascal for historical understanding of programming language evolution and to grasp foundational concepts like structured programming, which influenced modern languages. It is useful in legacy systems maintenance, especially in education, scientific computing, and embedded systems where Pascal variants like Delphi or Free Pascal are still employed. Learning Pascal can also improve skills in algorithm design and debugging due to its straightforward, disciplined approach.