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The History of Programming Languages

Posted by michael on from the in-the-beginning-was-the-command-line dept.

Dozix007 writes "For 50 years, computer programmers have been writing code. New technologies continue to emerge, develop, and mature at a rapid pace. Now there are more than 2,500 documented programming languages and O'Reilly has produced a poster called History of Programming Languages, which plots over 50 programming languages on a multi-layered, color-coded timeline."

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  1. Re:Starts with 3GLs. by bofkentucky · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I worked in the Engineering computer lab during college, the fact that the people who program in Fortran can breed is a wonder to me.

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  2. Re:Delphi from VBasic?? by eztcld · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You know for some data oriented reason I still
    think of C++ as a 'stupidset' of C.
    After reviewing the apis and interfaces using
    C++ that are readily available to inquiring
    minds I believe it more than ever.
    You know shit like this was going on long
    before Stroustrop got jock itch over
    it.

    typedef struct greatidea {
    int anal_type;
    char *stupidmsg;
    void *(*consolidate_my_ass)(void *);
    } CLEVEROBJECT;

    All that C++ did, does, and makes is
    a data congested framework full of
    indigestible types influenced by the
    mode of the day.
    Java and C# suffer from the impenetrability
    of multiple archetype syndrome.

    As far as IDES go. Man what a sucker play for money. What jerkoff worth his weight can't
    write his owen after a year and a half?

    They seem like Freuds children guessing at
    how much better the next generation will
    be at ignoring their mom in the tub.