Programming Languages Timeline

  • Plankalkul

    Developed by Konrad Zuse plankalku is a word for "formal system of planning" it was developed to simplify the process of coding.
  • Fortran

    Developed by John Bakus
    Acronym : formula translation
    Was developed to make the translation of math formulas into code easier.
  • lisp

    Developed by Steve Rusie, Timothy P. Hart, and Mike Levin
    Was developed as a practical mathematical notation for computer programs.
  • COBOL

    Developed by CODASYL, ANSL, and ISO
    Was developed a portable ptogramming language for data processing.
    Acronym: Common Business Oriented Language
  • RPG

    Developed by IBM
    Was developed replace the punch card system.
    Acronym: Report Program Generator
  • Logo

    Developed by Bolt Beranek and Newman
    was developed to teach concept of programming related to Lisp
  • BASIC

    Developed by Jonny G. Kameny , Thomas E. Kurtz
    Acronym: Beginners All-purpose Systematic Code
    Was developed to unlock the computer power in business.
  • B

    Developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Richie
    The B came from BCPL language , it was created for system and language software.
  • Pascal

    Developed by Niklaus Wirth
    Was a teaching program and for efficient programs
  • C

    Developed by Dennis Richie
    This was an addition to the B language used to male utilities running on Unix.
  • SQL

    Developed by Raymond Boyce and Donald Chamberlin
    Was use to update and retrieve data
  • Meta

    Developed by Robert Milner
    This proved the LFC Therom
  • ADA

    Developed by Jean Ichbaih
    Was developed for military projects.
  • MATH-MATIC

    Developed by Wolfram Research
    Was developed as a computer algebra program used in engineering, mathematics and computing fields
  • Python

    Developed by Guido Van Rossum
    Was created to put emphasis on code readability
  • Visual Basic

    Developed by Microsoft
    Enabled the application development of graphic user interface.
  • Java

    Developed by Sun Microsystems
    Allowed users to communicate with each other
  • Java Script

    Developed by Brendan Eich
    Was developed to create responsive responsive elements for web pages
  • PHP

    Developed by Rasmus Lerdorf
    Was developed so that web forms could communicate with data bases
  • Delphi

    Developed by Anders Hejlsberg
    Used to build applications
  • c++

    Developed by Bjarne Stroustup to make programming easier for programmers