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Plankalkul
Developed by Konrad Zuse, Plankalkul can be considered the first programming language. It was created for engineering. -
Fortran
Stands for FORmula TRANslation. Developed by John Backus. it was mostly used for things that contained complicated scientific, statistical, or mathematical work. -
MATH-MATIC
Developed by Grace Hopper, MATH-MATIC was an updated version of another one of her creations, a programming language called A-0. This program used words instead of numbers for programming -
LISP
Stands for LIst Processing language. Developed by John McCarthy, and created for AI research, but can also be used where Ruby or Python is used. -
RPG
Stands for Report Program Generator. Developed by IBM, RPG is used for business applications on the IB I operating system. -
COBOL
Stands for COmmon Business-Oriented Language. Developed bu Gracy Hopper, COBOL works with all brands and types of computers/ It is used in ATMs, hospital and government computers, telephone systems, traffic signals, and more. -
BASIC
Stands for Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code. Developed by John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz. Was created for students so they could still use computers, even if they didn't have a strong understanding in the fields. -
LOGO
Developed by Seymour Papert, LOGO was used as a drawing program and for teaching children -
B
Developed by D. M. Ritchie and K. L. Thompson. Used for Non-numerical applications like system programming. -
PASCAL
Named in honor of the famous french Blaise Pascal. Developed by Niklaus Wirth. Created to teach computer programming. -
C
Developed by Dennis Ritchie. Created so that operating systems could be used on several types of computers -
ML
Stands for Meta Language. Developed by Robin Milner. Used for meta-programming, programs that affect other programs. -
SQL
Stand for Structures Query Language. Created by Raymond Boyce and Donald Chamberlin, SQL is used to access, edit, and create information on databases. -
ADA
Was named after the first computer programmer, Ada Lovelace. Developed by Jean Ichbiah, the language is used for things that need a high reliability. -
C++
Developed by Bjarn Stustrup, C++ allowed for more complex programs and is used to program packaged software and gaming engines. -
Python
Named after Monty Python, a British comedy group. Developed by Guido Van Rossum and uses fewer lines of code than other languages. -
Java
Developed by Sun Microsystems to allow programs to run on any system -
PHP
Stands for Personal Home Page. Developed by Ramus Lerdorf for web development. -
JavaScript
Not related to Java. Developed by Brendan Eich to enhance web browser interaction -
Delphi
Developed by Borlan as a windows programming development tool -
Visual Basic
Developed by Bill Gates and Paul Allen. Allows for easier programming due to its drag-and-drop method of taking pre-existing code and editing it.