History of programming languages

By Qtthompson

  • Plankalkul

    The name stands for plan calculus.

  • Math-matic

    The name refers to the program being used for algebra.

  • Lisp

    The name doesn't stand for anything.

  • Fortran

    Name is a mix of the words formula and translation.

  • COBOL

    Stands for Common Business-Oriented Language.

  • RPG

    The name stands for Report Program Generator.

  • BASIC

    Stands for Beginner's All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code.

  • LOGO

    The name doesn't stand for anything.

  • B

    B might come from BCPL or from the programming language Bon that the creator of B developed before.

  • PASCAL

    The name doesn't stand for anything.

  • C

    Name might come from CPL or BCPL.

  • ML

    The name stands for Meta Language.

  • SQL

    Short for SEQUEL which stands for Structured English Query Language.

  • C++

    Name comes from it being an extension of the C programming language.

  • ADA

    It's called ADA because it was created by Augusta Ada King.

  • Python

    The name doesn't stand for anything.

  • Visual Basic

    The name doesn't stand for anything.

  • PHP

    Stands for hypertext preprocessor.

  • Delphi

    The successor to Turbo Pascal by Borland.

  • Java

    The letters aren't an acronym for anything, but java does mean coffee in North American.

  • Javascript

    The name doesn't mean anything.