Computer Programming Timeline

By D_Stu

  • Plankalkul

    Produced by Konrad Zuse. First high level programming language supporting imperative, object-oriented and functional programming

  • FORTRAN

    Formula translation to easily translate math formulas into a code

  • Math-Matic

    Produced by Charles Katz . Improvement over FORTRAN, developing the first language business data

  • Lisp

    Produced by John McCarthy, created to deal with source code as data structure

  • RPG

    "Report program generator", Invented by IBM. High speed database record and field level manipulation

  • Basic

    Invented by John George Kemeny, Thomas Eugene Kurtz. All purpose symbolic instruction code allowing non-science people access to computers

  • B

    "Basic", invented by Dennis M. Ritchie . Time sharing operating systems on Multics

  • ML

    Invented by Robin Milner and a team at the Univeristy of Edinburgh, Used to impure functional language supporting imperative programming

  • PASCAL

    Invented by Niklaus Wirth, used to reserve words like "if, then, else,while and for". Also used data structuring programming

  • SQL

    Invented by Donald D.Chamberlain, managing data in relational database management systems

  • C

    Invented by Dennis Ritchie, implenting system software and application software

  • ADA

    Invented by a team of CII Honeywell Bull led by Jean l Chiban. Used for mission-critical systems

  • C ++

    Invented by Bjarne Stroustrop of Bell labs. Multi-paradigm language supporting procedural, generic, object-oriented programming and data abstraction

  • Java

    Invented by James Gosling, programming used for home appliances controlled by computer processors

  • Phython

    Invented by Guido van Rosoum, high level programming language supporting imperative, object-oriented and functional programming

  • Visual Basic

    Invented by Alan Cooper, used in event driven programming language packaged with integrated development enviroment

  • PHP

    "Hypertext processor", Invented by Rasmus Lerdorf. Supports command line interface capability

  • Javascript

    Invented by Brendan Eich, programming language for web browser

  • COBOL

    'Common Business- Oriented Language, supporting object-oriented programs

  • Delphi

    Invented by Danny Thorpe, used to integrate development for rapid application of desktop, mobile, web and console software