Computer language timeline

By Curtis Sisk

  • Plankalkul

    First High-Level programming language.

  • FORTRAN

    Combination of the words "Formula Translation"
    Oldest Language, older than Lisp by one year.

  • MATH-MATIC

    MATH-MATIC was the marketing name for the AT-3

  • Lisp

    Second oldest high level programming language, only one year younger than FORTAN

  • RPG (IBM RPG)

    Developed by IBM as Report Program Generator (RPG)

  • BASIC

    Acronym for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code

  • Logo

    Logo is an educational computer language. It's a multi-platform version of Lisp

  • B

    It was deprived from BCPL

  • PASCAL

    Small, efficient language used to encourage good grammar.

  • SQL

    Special Purpose Programming Language

  • ADA

    It's named after Ada Byron, countess of Lovelace

  • C++

    It influenced newer languages after it.

  • C

    Often refered to as "K&R"

  • Standard ML (ML)

    Used mainly by Program Language researchers.

  • Python

    It's a widely used high-level language

  • Visual Basic

    Easy to learn and use programming software.

  • Java

    Easily one of the most heard of languages, and most used, as well.

  • JavaScript

    Not actually related to Java

  • PHP

    General purpose programming language

  • COBOL

    Acronym for "Common Business Oriented Language"

  • Delphi

    It's a fairly recent multi-platform language.