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Plankalkül
Developed by Konrad Zuse
This is created for the purpose of procedures that involed databases and numerical data representation.
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MATH-MATIC (Algebraic Translator 3)
Developed by Grace Hopper and a team lead by Charles Katz
Created for mathematical computer applications
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATH-MATIC -
Fortran
Developed by John Backus
This program is used for large-scale numerical calculations during engineering or for science.
Source: https://www.obliquity.com/computer/fortran/history.html -
LISP (List processing)
Developed by John McCarthy
It was created for an easy way to manipulate strings of data. Used commonly for artificial intelligence
Source: https://searchmicroservices.techtarget.com/definition/LISP-list-processing -
RPG (Report Program Generator)
Developed by IBM
It was created for the purpose of being used in IBM and DEC minicomputer operating systems.
Source: https://search400.techtarget.com/definition/Report-Program-Generator -
Cobol (Common Business Oriented Language)
Developed by: Grace Murray Hopper
User friendly business software
Source: http://www.women-inventors.com/Dr-Grace-Murray-Hopper.asp -
BASIC (Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code)
Developed by: John George Kemeny & Tom Kurtzas
Language that unlocked the power inside computers for business and other purposes.
Source: https://www.thoughtco.com/history-basic-programming-language-1991662 -
LOGO
Developed by Wally Feurzeig, Cynthia Soloman and Seymour Papert
It is a simplified language to help teach kids how to program basic code.
Source: https://archive.codeplex.com/?p=logo -
B
Developed by D. M. Ritchie and K. L. Thompson
This was made for non-numeric applications as in system programming.
Source: https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/bintro.html -
C
Developed by Dennis Ritchie then by Martin Richards and finalized by Ken Thompson.
Generally very simple and used for general programs. Not a very hard or wide language.
Source: http://cs-fundamentals.com/c-programming/history-of-c-programming-language.php -
PASCAL
Developed by Niklaus Wirth and named Pascal after Blair Pascal
It was created in order to teach the techniques involved in programming.
Source: https://www.techopedia.com/definition/3940/pascal -
SQL (Structured Query Language)
Developed by Raymond Boyce and Donald Chamberlin
It was created for being the standard language for all relational database management systems
Source: http://www.sqlcourse.com/intro.html AND
https://www.businessnewsdaily.com/5804-what-is-sql.html -
ML (Meta Language)
Developed by Robin Miller
It is used for theorem provers, financial systems, and scientific applications
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C++
Developed by Bjarne Stroustrup
Designed to create simulations
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ADA
Developed by Dr. Jean Ichibah in France
It is used in military bases, railroad systems and air traffic control at airports.
It was the first internationally standardized object=orientated language.
Source: http://www2.adacore.com/adaanswers/about/ada -
Python
Developed by Guido van Rossum
It was created because it develops numeric applications and complex scientific applications.
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Visual Basic
Developed by Alan Cooper
It was created so windows users had an easier time writing programs.
Source: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Visual_Basic/History -
PHP (Hypertext Preprocessor)
Develoepd by Rasmus Lerdorf
It was created for the development of website application
Source: https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-php-used-for-uses-advantages.html -
Delphi
Developed by Anders Hejlsberg
offers developing programs with quickness and quality; took for building windows applications
Source: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Delphi_Programming -
Javascript
Developed by Brandon Eich
This language is used as a client side scripting programming language.
Source: https://medium.com/@benastontweet/lesson-1a-the-history-of-javascript-8c1ce3bffb17 -
Java
Developed by James Gosling
It was created so electronics that consumers had would communicate with each other.
Source: http://www.freejavaguide.com/history.html
