This development not only marked a big first in the history of basic computer programming languages as we see it today, it helped set the precedent of universities as leaders in computer science ...

Lovelace’s contributions to computing marked the beginning of a rich history in programming. In 1970, Niklaus Wirth created the language known as Pascal, which is still used to make Skype desktop ...

For the rest of the history of modern programming languages -- because C was really just the beginning! -- check out the infographic below. You can click it to zoom in.

Over the past few weeks, we've been discussing programming ... one diagram contains a lot of information. Let's try to break it down into more manageable chunks, starting with the hottest languages.