Programming Languages Timeline

  • MATH-MATIC

    MATH-MATIC
    MATH-MATIC was created in 1957 by Charles Katz. It was intended to be an improvement over FORTRAN. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • FORTRAN

    FORTRAN
    FORTRAN was developed for computing numeric and scientific data. John Backus introduced the program in 1957. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • COBOL

    COBOL
    COBOL, which stands for COmmon Business-Oriented Language, was created in 1959 by Grace Hopper, William Selden, Gertrude Tierney, Howard Bromberg, Howard Discount, Vernon Reeves, and Jean E. Sammet. It was mainly used for business, finance, and administrative systems for corporations and governments.
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  • BASIC

    BASIC
    BASIC (Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code) first appeared in 1964. It was made by John George Kemeny and Thomas Eugene Kurtz to provide internet access to students. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • LOGO

    LOGO
    LOGO was created in 1967 by Daniel G. Bobrow, Wally Feurzeig, Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon. It's main purpose was for educational use. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • PASCAL

    PASCAL
    PASCAL was developed in 1968/69 and and published in 1970 by Niklaus Wirth. It was intended to teach students structured programming (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • C

    C
    C was created in 1972 by Dennis Ritchie. It was originally designed to implement system software, but it is also used for making portable software applications. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • SQL

    SQL
    SQL, also known as Structured Query Language, was developed in 1974 by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce. It's main purpose was to manage data. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • C++

    C++
    C++ was created by Bjarne Stroustrup in 1983. It's main use is for general purpose programming. C++ is known as one of the most popular computer programming languages. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • ADA

    ADA
    ADA was produced in 1983 by Jean Ichbiah. It helped improve support for systems, numerical, financial, and object-oriented programming. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • Visual Basic

    Visual Basic
    Visual Basic was made in 1990 by Microsoft . It was similar to BASIC with some upgrades and was a lot more user friendly. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)
  • Java

    Java
    Java was released in 1995 and created by James Gosling. It is used from application software to web applications. (The day and month are not correct b/c I couldn't find them)