Pról

Pról is a programming language developed by Paul R. McJones at the University of Utah in the late 1970s. It was designed as a successor to PL/I and was intended for use in systems programming and for developing large, complex software projects. Pról incorporated many features found in contemporary languages, including block structure, data typing, and a rich set of control flow constructs.

One of the notable aspects of Pról was its emphasis on readability and maintainability. The language syntax was designed to be clear and unambiguous, which was intended to reduce the likelihood of programming errors and make code easier to understand for other developers. Pról also included features for modular programming, such as procedures and modules, to help manage the complexity of large software systems.

While Pról gained some traction within certain academic and research communities, it did not achieve widespread commercial adoption. Its development and use appear to have largely ceased by the mid-1980s. Documentation and active development of Pról are scarce, making it a relatively obscure language in the history of programming. Its influence, if any, on subsequent languages is not widely documented.