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Plankalkul
It was developed by Konrad Zuse. It was primarily used for engineering purposes. -
Fortran
It was developed by IBM. It was primarily used for numeric computation and scientific computing. The name is derived from (The IBM Mathematical Formula Translating System) -
Lisp
It was developed by Steve Russell, Timothy P. Hart, and Mike Levin. It was primarily used as a practical mathematical notation for computer programs. -
COBOL
It was developed by Grace Hopper. It is primary used in domain in business, finance, and administrative systems for companies and governments. COBOL stands for (COmmon Business-Oriented Language) -
RPG
It was developed by IBM. It was primarily used for business applications. RPG stands for (Report Program Generator). -
BASIC
It was developed by John Kemeny and Thomas Kurtz at Dartmouth College. It is primarily used as a tool for the novice programmer. BASIC stands for (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code). -
LOGO
It was developed by Wally Feurzeig and Seymour Papert. It was primarily used for educational purposes. -
B
It was developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. It was primarily used on limited hardware in the small systems. -
C
It was developed by Dennis Rithcie. It is primarily used for generaly purposes. -
PASCAL
It was developed by Niklaus Wirth. It was primarily used to encourage good programming practices using structured programming and data structuring. -
ML
It was developed by Robin Milner. It was a primary use of the Hindley–Milner type inference algorithm. ML stands for (metalanguage) -
SQL
It was developed by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce. It was primarily used for managing data in relational database management systems. SQL stands for (Structured Query Language). -
C++
It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup. It is primarily used for general purposes. -
ADA
It was developed by a team led by Jean Ichbiah. Its primary purpose is in high-integrity / safety-critical / high-security domains including commercial and military aircraft avionics, air traffic control, railroad systems, and medical devices. ADA isn't an acronym. -
Python
It was developed by Guido van Rossum. It was primarily used as a scripting language. -
Visual Basic
It was developed by Microsoft. It is primarily used for rapid application developent. -
Javascript
It was developed by Netscape Communications Corporation. It was primarily used as part of a web browser in order to create enhanced user interfaces and dynamic websites. -
Java
It was developed by Oracle Corporation. It is primarily used for general purposes. Java isn't an acronym. -
PHP
It was developed by Rasmus Lerdorf. It was primarily used for Web development to produce dynamic Web pages. -
Delphi
It was developed by Borland. Primarily used to make programming for Windows easier. Delphi isn't an acronym.