Computer programming 1

Programming Languages

By ethan_dancy

  • Plankalkül

    Plankalkül
    This was the first modern language. It was described in 1943, but not applied until 1998. It was designed by Konrad Zuse.

  • Fortran

    Fortran
    Fortran is one of the oldest programming languages. It was created by a team of programmers at IBM. The team was led by John Backus.

  • Lisp

    Lisp
    Lisp was originally created as a mathematical notation for computer programs. It was founded by John McCarthy.

  • Cobol

    Cobol
    Cobol was created by Grace Hopper. It stands for Common Business Oriented Language.

  • RPG

    RPG
    RPG was invented by IBM. RPG stands for "Report Program Generator." This programming language is used for punched card machines.

  • Basic

    Basic
    The programming language that is known as basic stands for Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. It is mainly used for general purpose, high-level programming.

  • B

    B
    Ken Thompson was the creator of "B" programming language. It is mainly used for older computers, and minicomputers.

  • Pascal

    Pascal
    The Pascal programming language was created by Niklaus Wirth and was named after Blaise Pascal. It is used for PC games and embedded systems.

  • C

    C
    C programming is a general use programming language that was created by Dennis Ritchie at AT&T bell labs. It is one of the most widely used programming of all times.

  • ML

    ML
    ML is a generally used programming language that was created at the University of Edinburg by Robin Milner. ML stands for metalanguage.

  • SQL

    SQL
    SQL is used for databases. It stands for structured query language. It was developed at IBM by Donald Chamberlin and Raymond Boyce.

  • Python

    Python
    Python was created by Guido van Rossum. It can be packaged into stand-alone programs and can be used for many different systems.

  • Java

    Java
    Java was created by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems. It is designed to "write once, run anywhere." This means that it was made to be able to be used on any machine.

  • Javascript

    Javascript
    Javascript was created by Brendan Eich. It does not have anything to do with Java, suprisingly. Javascript is mainly used for outside web pages, and widgets.

  • PHP

    PHP
    PHP is used as the server side of programming. It was created by Rasmus Lerdorf. It is used on many servers and websites. It is very weakly typed.

  • Delphi

    Delphi
    Delphi is used mainly for web applications and mobile applications. It was developed by Borland.