What Comes to Mind When You Hear 'Pascal'?

When you hear the word Pascal, what comes to mind?

Is it:

• A relic from the past, used to teach programming fundamentals back in the day?
  
• A niche language clinging to life, kept alive by legacy systems and a few diehard fans?
  
• Or maybe something that’s just... irrelevant now?
  
• Other?

I recently wrote an article arguing that Pascal deserves a second chance—not because we should all drop everything and start using it exclusively, but because there’s value in exploring other languages. No language is perfect. Pascal offers clean syntax, strong typing, and modern features like generics and anonymous methods in tools like Free Pascal and Delphi. It’s a great way to learn programming fundamentals or approach problems from a different perspective.

I am genuinely curious to know your thoughts.