ADA is its spiritual successor, which is still being used in some industrial/military applications. (Turbopascal not counting, as it is the same as Pascal). I

ADA is its spiritual successor, which is still being used in some industrial/military applications. (Turbopascal not counting, as it is the same as Pascal). I learned Pascal in High Scool, in 98, where it was taught as a 'learning language'. Something to learn intro into programming and basic CS concepts, but then to move on into other languages for real work. So, even in the 90s, it was not thought as a production level language. ADA was at the time, and of course Java was coming up in the scene as a replacement for C++ which was the default 'large programs' language. Python and PHP were just starting to take off as the web was becoming popular. Once the dust settled, ADA remained a niche language, and Pascal pretty much disappeared from school settings, as either Python or Java became the default languages for intro to programing.