Programming Languages Timeline

By EmmaG97

  • Plankalkul

    Plankalkul was developed in 1948 by Konrad Zuse. It was designed for engineering.

  • Fortran

    John Backus and IBMFortran (Formula Translation) was created in 1957 by John Backys and IBM. Fortran was created to translate math formulas into code, and was designed to be easier to learn and machine independent (used algebra and English instead of binary/hexadecimal).

  • MATH-MATIC

    MATH-MATIC was created in 1957 by Charles Katz. It was supposed to be an improved version of Fortran and was used for UNIVAC I and II.

  • Lisp

    Lisp (List processing) was created in 1958 by John McCarthy and Steve Russel. Lisp was designed for mathematical notation and artificial intelligence.

  • COBOL

    COBOL (Common Business Oriented Language) was created by the Conference on Data System Languages in 1959. COBOL is used for business.

  • RPG

    RPG (Report Program Generator) was created in 1959 by IBM. It is used for business applications

  • BASIC

    BASIC (Beginner’s All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) was developed in 1964 by John G Kemeny and Thomas E Kurtz. BASIC was designed to be easy to use and teach, allowing everyone to program and use computers.

  • LOGO

    Logo was created in 1967 by Wally Feurzeig. It was designed for learning and eduvation.

  • B

    B was developed in 1969 by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie. B is non-numeric and is used for system programming, decision making, and processing.

  • PASCAL

    PASCAL was created in 1970 by Niklaus Wirth. It was designed to urge the use of structured programming and data structuring. It is used in imperative and procedural programming.

  • C

    C was developed by Dennis Ritchie in 1972. C is a general purpose language and is used in system software, operating systems, annd system development.

  • ML

    ML (metalanguage) was created in 1973 by Robin Milner. It is a general purpose language and is used in both functional and imperative programming

  • SQL

    SQL (Structured Query Language) was created in 1974 by Donald D Chamberlin and Raymond F Boyce. It was designed to manage data in a relational database management system.

  • ADA

    Ada was developed in 1980 by Jean Ichbiah. It was the first international standard language and is used in military/defense efforts and transportation systems.

  • C++

    C++ was created in 1983 by Bjarne Stroustrup. C++ is a general purpose language and is often used in systems programming.

  • Python

    Python was created in 1991 by Guido van Rossum. It is a general purpose language that focuses on clearness and readability tby using fewer lines of code.

  • Visual Basic

    Visual Basic ws created in 1991 by Microsoft. It was designed to be easy to learn and use and is an event-driven and object-based language.

  • Delphi

    Delphi was developed by Borland in 1995 and later bought by Embarcadero. Delphi is an object oriented programming language and is used to make applications.

  • Java

    Java was created in 1995 by James Gosling and Sun Microsystems. Java was created as a code that can be run on any platform.

  • Javascript

    Javascript was created in 1995 by Brendan Eich.Javascript is used in HTML and internet browsers; it also allows interaction with the user.

  • PHP

    PHP (used to stand for Personal Home Page; now stands for PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor) was created in 1995 by Rasmus Lerdorf and The PHP Group. It is a general purpose language and is often used in web design.