Computer Programming History

Jacquard Loom

Sep 30, 1801

Jacquard LoomThe Jacquard Loom was invented in 1801 by Joesph Marie Jacquard. It would be controlled by the person at the loom.

Ada Lovelace

Dec 10, 1815

<a href='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace' >Ada Lovelace/a>Ada Lovelace was born on December 10, 1815. Her father was Lord Byron, who died when she was 8. She imagined they could go much farther than just crunching numbers, but doing much greater things.

Herman Hollerith

Sep 30, 1860

Herman Hollerith Tabulating MachineHe invented the tabulating machine. It would tally a count. He made a company called the Tabulating Machine Company. It was later renamed the International Business Machines Corporation, or IBM.

Analytical Engine

Sep 30, 1871

The Engines - The Babbage EngineThe Analytical Engine was made in 1834 by Charles Babbage. It ran by itself by required the user to put in punched cards. It was a calculating system.

Grace Hopper

Dec 9, 1906

Grace HopperGrace Hopper was born on December 9, 1906. She devloped COBOL. COBOL is a compiled computer programming language used in business, finance, and administrative system. She coined the phrase "debugging", which means to fix computer glitches.

Fortran

Oct 2, 1957

FortranFortran was invented by IBM in 1957. It is derived from Formula Translating System.

Pascal Programming Language

Oct 2, 1970

PascalThe Pascal Programming Language was developed in 1970 by Niklaus Wirth. It was different in that it provided the ability to define data types, unlike the other programming languages.

Pong

Oct 2, 1972

PongPong was created in 1972 by Allan Alcorn. It was a two-dimensional game where the player would move their paddle to block the ball back to the opponent.

C Programming Language

Oct 2, 1972

C Programming LanguageC Programming Language was developed in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie. This language was developed to work on several systems.

Fred Cohen's Invention

Oct 2, 1987

Fred CohenIn 1987, Fred Cohen developed a computer virus defense techinque. It is used to block viruses from a computer and keep it safe.

Python Programming Language

Oct 2, 1991

Python Programming LanguagePython was developed in 1991 by Guido van Rossum. It is used to develop small or large programs and enable them.

Java Programming Language

Oct 2, 1995

Java Programming LanguageJava was developed in 1995 by James Gosling and Sun Microsystems. It was designed to be portable code and to be able to access graphics, threading, and network.

Job Outlook for Computer Programmers and Software Engineers

Oct 2, 2014

Computer ProgrammerSoftware DeveloperThe average salary for a computer programmer today is 74,280 dollars a year. The average salary for a software engineer is 93,350 a year.