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Plankalkül
Name: Plankalkül means "plan calculus" in German.
Developers: The program was created by Konrad Zuse.
Purpose: It is used for engineering purposes.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankalk%C3%BCl
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MATH-MATIC
Name: MATH-MATIC is the marketing name for the AT-3 compiler.
Developers: The program was created by Charles Katz and his team.
Purpose: It was created as an improvement of Fortran and used to develop B-0, the first English language business data processing compiler.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATH-MATIC
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Fortran
Name: Fortran is loosely named after the Formula Translating System.
Developers: The program was created by John Backus and IBM.
Purpose: It is used for numeric and scientific computing, such as weather prediction, finite element analysis, and computational physics and chemistry.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran
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LISP
Name: The name is derived from "list processing".
Developers: The program was created by John McCarthy.
Purpose: It is used for practical mathematical notation, such as lambda calculus and artificial intelligence research.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_%28programming_language%29
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COBOL
Name: COBOL is an acronym for "Common Business-Oriented Language".
Developers: The program was developed by Grace Murray Hopper and her team, including Howard Bromberg.
Purpose: It is used in business, finance, and administrative systems for many companies.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBOL
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RPG
Name: RPG is an acronym for "Report Program Generator".
Developers: The program was created by IBM.
Purpose: It is used for business applications to build reports.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_RPG
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BASIC
Name: BASIC is an acronym for "Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code".
Developers: The program was created by John George Kemeny and Thomas Eugene Kurtz.
Purpose: It was created to enable students in fields beyond math and science to use computers.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC
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LOGO
Name: The program's name is based on the Greek word "logos", meaning word or thought.
Developers: The program was created by Daniel G. Bobrow, Wally Feurzeig, Seymour Papert, and Cynthia Solomon.
Purpose: It is used within constructive learning using a Turtle to create shapes, designs, and pictures.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_%28programming_language%29
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B
Name: Because it derived from BCPL, its name may be based on the program.
Developers: The program was created by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie.
Purpose: It was created for non-numeric applications consisting of logical decision-making.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_%28programming_language%29
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PASCAL
Name: PASCAL was named after Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician and philosopher.
Developers: The program was created by Niklaus Wirth.
Purpose: It is used to teach programming as a discipline and develop programming skills in students.
Source: http://groups.engin.umd.umich.edu/CIS/course.des/cis400/pascal/pascal.html
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C
Name: As C derived from B, it is believed its name derived from B, as well.
Developers: The program was created by Dennis Ritchie.
Purpose: It is used to code operating systems and application software for a variety of computers.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_%28programming_language%29
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ML
Name: ML stands for "metalanguage".
Developers: The program was created by Robin Miller and her team at the University of Edinburgh.
Purpose: It is used within the Hindley-Milner type inference algorithm and proof tactics.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ML_%28programming_language%29
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SQL
Name: SQL is an acronym for "Structured Query Language".
Developers: The program was created by Donald D. Chamberlain and Raymond F. Boyce.
Purpose: It is used to manipulate and retrieve data within database systems and process queries.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL
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ADA
Name: ADA is named after Ada Byron, the first computer programmer.
Developers: The program was created by Jean Ichbiah and his team under contract to the United States Department of Defense.
Purpose: It was created to replace the languages used by the United States Department of Defense. It aided in parallel processing, passing messages, and typing.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_%28programming_language%29
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C++
Name: C++ was named after and based on C.
Developers: The program was created by Bjarne Stroustrup.
Purpose: It is mainly used for within system programming in areas such as desktop applications, e-commerce, web search, and entertainment software.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_C++_Programming_Language
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Visual Basic
Name: Visual Basic is named after and based on BASIC.
Developers: The program was created by Microsoft.
Purpose: It is used to build Windows, web, and some phone applications.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic
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Python
Name: Python was named after Monty Python's Flying Circus, a television show.
Developers: The program was created by Guido van Rossum.
Purpose: It is used for web development and game, scientific, and network programming.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language)#Use
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Java
Name: The name has no specific meaning as it was coined during a brainstorming meeting.
Developers: The program was created by James Gosling and his team.
Purpose: It is used to produce animated webpages on the Internet.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_%28programming_language%29
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Javascript
Name: Despite the similarity in name, Javascript was not named after Java.
Developers: The program was created by Brendan Eich.
Purpose: It is used within web broswers and desktop and mobile applications.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript
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PHP
Name: PHP originally stood for "Personal Home Page", but currently stands for "PHP: Hypertext Reprocessor".
Developers: The program was created by Rasmus Lerdorf.
Purpose: It is used for templating engines and web development.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP
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Delphi
Name: The program's name was suggested as a codename in reference to the Oracle of Delphi. This codename later became the final product name.
Developers: The program was created by Anders Hejlsberg and his team.
Purpose: It is used for console, graphical, web, and mobile applications.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_%28programming_language%29
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