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Plankalkul
This language was designed by Konrad Zuse. The primary purpose of Plankalkul is APL and relational algebra. Derived from Plan Calculus. -
Fortran
John Backus is credited with developing the language. The primary purpose of Fortran is numeric computation and scientific computing. name derived from Formula Translation. -
Lisp
The language was developed by Steve Russell, Timothy p. Hart, and Mike Levin. The primary purpose of Lisp was originally a practical mathematical notation for computer programs but eventually artificial intelligence research. name derived from LISt Processor. -
COBOL
The language was designed by Grace Hopper. The primary purpose of COBOL is business-use. Acronym for Common Business-Oriented Language. -
RPG
This language was developed by IBM. The primary purpose of RPG is to replicate punched card processing on the IBM. The acronym is the Report Program Generator. -
BASIC
The language was developed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz. The primary purpose of BASIC is a design philosophy that emphasized ease of use. Basic is the acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. -
LOGO
The language was developed by Daniel G. Bobrow, Wally Feurzeig, Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon. The primary purpose of LOGO is turtle graphics. No acronym. -
B
Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie are credited with developing this language. The primary purpose of B is recursive, non-numeric, machine independent applications, such as system and language software. The name came from a previous irrelevant programming language, Bon. -
PASCAL
Niklaus Wirth was credited with designing this language. The primary purpose of PASCAL is to encourage good programming practices using structured programming and data structuring. no acronym. -
C
The language was developed by Dennis Ritchie. The primary purpose of C is for system development work. No acronym. -
ML
The language was designed by Robin Milner and others. The primary purpose of ML is to develop proof tactics in the LCF theorem prover. No acronym. -
SQL
Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce was credited with the design of this language. The primary purpose of SQL is managing data and stream processing in a RDSMS. The acronym stands for Structured Query Language. -
ADA
The language was developed by a team led by Jean Ichbiah. ADA's primary purpose is for large, long-lived applications where reliability and efficiency are essential. ADA was named after Ada Byron who was often called the first programmer. -
C++
This language was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup. The primary purpose of C++ is software infrastructure and resource-constrained applications. No acronym. -
MATH-MATIC
The language was developed by Wolfram Research. The primary purpose of MATH-MATIC is acting as a computer algebra system. Also called Mathematica. -
Visual Basic
Microsoft is credited with developing this language. The primary purpose of Visual Basic is an easy-to-use programming language for beginners. No acronym. -
Python
The language was designed by Guido van Rossum. The primary purpose of Python is code readability and a syntax of fewer lines of code. No acronym. -
Java
The language was developed by James Gosling. The primary purpose of Java is to have as few implementation dependencies as possible. No acronym. -
Javascript
The language was designed by Brendan Eich. The primary purpose of Javascript is to control web pages. No acronym. -
PHP
The language was designed by Rasmus Lerdorf. The primary purpose of PHP is web development. Derived from Hypertext processor. -
Delphi
This language was developed by Borland. The primary purpose of Delphi is desktop, web, mobile, and console applications. No acronym.