Computers: Programming: History

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Fortran@ (12)
Java@ (3)

See also:

A Brief History of Programming Languages
A special Byte Magazine article published for Byte's 20th anniversary special report

Computer Languages History
Timeline chart, 1954 to today, printable; links to homes of many languages.

Diagram of Languages
Two diagrams showing how many languages are related to each other.

Historic Documents in Computer Science
Original, historic first documents for many early programming languages, like language manualsa, scanned and converted to PDF form.

History and Comparison of Programming Languages
Papers on use history of: comments, labels, literals, parentheses.

History and Evolution
A list of computer languages and some links to compilers for these languages.

The History of Computer Programming Languages
Short concise article on programming language history with some links.

O'Reilly: The History of Programming Languages
A poster plots over 50 programming languages on a multi-layered, color-coded timeline.

Visual Programming Languages: A Survey
This paper by Marat Boshernitsan includes an historical overview of some of the pioneering efforts in the field.

Wikipedia: PL/I
An encyclopedia description of PL/I history with many links to programming terms.

The Semicolon Wars
History and critique of disagreements over language design details, citing some specific traits; by Brian Hayes. American Scientist. (July, 2006)

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