"Join Mark on a quick-fire, whistle-stop, shallow-to-the-point-of-vacuous tour through the history of programming and programming languages, from the surprise twist at the beginning, through the ...

Really, the history of programming languages in the 80s through the 10s is basically people realizing that things done in the 50s through the 70s were actually quite practical.

The history of programming languages is a rich subject, especially for anyone with a passing interest in technology. While we can certainly sit down and list off specs ad nauseam, ...

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 ...

Today, we’re going to look at the history of programming Since Joseph Marie Jacquard’s textile loom in 1801, there has been a demonstrated need to give our machines instructions. In the last ...

Features A brief history of computer programming languages. Which do you use? Simon Raik-Allen ABC Technology and Games Updated 17 Jan 2013 (First posted 11 Jan 2013) ...

Programming practice has certainly changed. Even into the 1970s, it was common, even normal, to program in assembly language. Instead of writing “A=B+C” you’d write ...

The Java programming language emerged roughly 25 years ago, when Smalltalk and C++ dominated. Back then it was easy to argue that the world didn't need another object-oriented programming language.

I write this as I'm sitting here trying to learn new programming languages and tools. That's something that hasn't changed in 50 years–it's still a lot of fun for me and there is still so much ...