Programming History

By reedb1
  • Analytical Engine

    During a nine month period from 1842-1843, Augusta Ada Lovelace worked with Charles Babbage to announce the invention of the Analytical Engine which could end number crunching.
    http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=1253887
  • ENIAC

    The introduction of Electric Numerical Integrator And Computer, ENIAC for short. This was a very early programming language.
    http://ftp.arl.mil/mike/comphist/48eniac-coding/
  • FORTRAN

    FORTRAN was the worlds first compiler language.
    http://queue.acm.org/detail.cfm?id=1820518
  • BASIC

    This programming language was introduced and was beginner friendly language. This was a precurser to languages such as Virtual Basic and the .NET Framework.
  • BCPL

    This language was a very useful programming language that was structured, imperative and procedural. This was a precursor to C.
  • Simula

    Simula, the first ever Object Oriented Programming language was released
  • B

    The currently extinct language was created, and was later superseded by C.
  • C

    One of the most fundamental programming languages was born. This gave way to many future languages such as JavaScript, Python, PHP, and so much more.
  • Smalltalk

    This language was a complete redesign of OOP, built from the ground up.
  • SQL

    This new language appeared and is still currently being worked on, with its latest build created only two years ago in 2011.
  • C++

    An extremely versatile object oriented language, which allows users to use the abilities of the system at their will.
  • Ada

    This language is still widely used today and is a very structured and simply complex language used for the creation of many things.
  • Perl

    This language is used for basic text processing, system maintenance and somtimes desktop applications.
  • Ruby

    Ruby is a very very user friendly language, aimed at making it wasy for users to read and write with beautiful syntax. I know a little bit of Ruby myself.
  • Ruby

    Ruby is a language aimed at being beautiful and user friendly. It is very simple but can get extremely complex. I know a little bit of Ruby Myself.
  • Lua

    Lua is a language developed to be versatile, and is used in common game modifications if the players are willing to learn it.
  • Java

    A language often confused with JavaScript, is completely different and offers a different variety of uses. With Java, the programmer can create almost anything, and Java's goal is to code something once and never need to recompile it on a different system. The game "Minecraft" runs on Java.
  • JavaScript

    One of the most versatile languages around, JavaScript allows you to create interactive websites and applications, and even 2D and 3D games.