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Plankalkul Programming Language is Invented
The language was designed by Konrad Zuse, a German Programmer. Plankalkul was designed for engineering purposes, It was originally supposed to be published in 1945, but wartime conditions in germany prevented this. Plankalkul is German for "Plan Calculus" -
Invention of the Fortran Programming Language
Fortran was created by John W. Backus Backus sought a more practical alternative to assembly language for the programming of IBM - 704 Mainframes The name Fortran comes from the IBM FORmula TRANslating System -
MATH-MATIC Programming Language is Invented
MATH-MATIC was created by a group lead by Charles Katz The language was intended as an improvement over FORTRAN for use on early UNIVAC I and UNIVAC II computers. The name apprears to have no real significane, -
Invention of Lisp Programming Language
Lisp was invented by John McCarthy Lisp was created as a practical, mathematical notation for computers The name Lisp simply comes from LISt Processor -
The Invention of the COBOL Programming Language
The COBOL Language was primarily designed by Grace Hopper. The main purpose of the language was to create a common, buisness oriented programming language. COBOL is an acronym for COmmon Buisness Oriented Language. -
The RPG Language is Developed
This language was developed by IBM RPG was designed to replicate punched card processing. It is one of the only programming languages designed for punched card computers still in use today. The letters RPG are an acronym for Report Program Generator. -
BASIC Programming Language is Invented
The original BASIC language was invented by John Kennedy and Thomas Kurtz at Dartmouth College. The language was designed to allow students to easily write programs for the Dartmouth Time-Sharing Service. BASIC is an acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. -
The invention of the LOGO Programming Language
LOGO was created by Wally Feurzeig and Seymour Papert at a Cambridge research firm. LOGO was originally created as an instructional language to teach younger, aspiring programmers. Also one of the earliest logic oriented language. The names is taken from the Greek logos, or words, because of its focus on words instead of numbers. -
Invention of B Programming Language
Developed by Ken Thompson with contributions from Dennis Riche. Developed as a version of the BCPL language, modified to fit the memory of minicomputers of the period. The letter "B" has no significant meaning. -
PASCAL Programming is Created
PASCAL was invented by Niklaus Wirth The project was originally intended to teach kids programming, but has been used for everything from PC games to embedded systems. PASCAL is named in on of French mathematician Blaise Pascal. -
Invention of the C Programming Language
The C Programming language was developed between 1969 and 1973, by Dennis Richie. C was invented as a general uses, all purpose language. The language was named C because it was derived from the earlier B language. -
The Invention of the ML Programming Language
ML was developed by Robin Milner The language was created as the metalanguage of the LCF Theorem Prover. ML is an acronym of metalanguage -
The SQL Programming Language is Invented
The SQL language was invented by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce. The language was designed to manipulate and retreive data in database systems. The letters SQL are an acronym for Structured Query Language -
Invention of ADA Programming Language
Developed by Jean Ichbiah at CLL Honeywell Bull, under contract from the US government. Developed to replace the hundres of various programming languages then used by the US department of defense. The language is name after Ada Lovelace, who is credited with being the first computer programmer. -
The C++ Programming Language is Invented
C++ was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup The language was developed as an improvement to the C language, adding object oriented features and other enhancements. The ++ in the name of the language is a pun involving the increment operator (++) -
Python is Invented
Python was created by Guido van Rossum The language was intended as a successor to the ABC language, and designed to interface with the Ameoba operating system. The name is, funnily enough, derived from Monty Python. -
The Invention of Visual Basic
Visual Basic was developed by Microsoft The language is an all purpose language, designed for easy of use and speed. The name comes from the combination two programs: Microsoft's Ruby and Alan Cooper's Tripod. -
Invention of the Delphi Prgramming Language
Delphi was created by a Borland Development team, with the largest contribution being from Anders Hejlsberg. The language was created to provided a more connected language for programmers, and used the popular Oracle database package, The language was named after Delphi, the host of Oracle in greek mythology. The drew this name from the Orac;le servers that the language was designed to enhance. -
The PHP Programming Language is Invented
The PHP language was designed by Rasmus Lerdorf and a group of deveolpers. The laguage was intended to be used on wed browser design, but is also used as a general purpose programming language. The letters PHP are an acronym for Personal Home Page Tools. -
Invention of JavaScript Programming Language
JavaScript was created by Brendan Eich JavaScript was created as a lightweight complement to Java, similar to Windows Visual Basic The name JavaScript has loose ties the the Java language, but seeing as the two are not related, it caused confusion in the community. -
Java Programming Language
Java was created by James Gosling. Java was originally designed for interactive TV, but was too advanced for cable systems at the time. Java was named after Java coffee, which the deveolpers apparently consumed a ton of. -
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