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PL/I

PL/I (Programming Language One) is a high-level, general-purpose programming language that combines features of Fortran and COBOL. It is mainly used for scientific, engineering, and business applications.

Hello, world code example:

goodbye:proc options(main);
     put list('Hello world!');
end goodbye;

Popularity: Less than 1% of developers are using or have used this language.*
*According to StackOverflow's 2023 survey.