Evolution of Programming Languages
Learn how programming languages have evolved over the years.
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The beginning of programming languages
Between 1943 and 1945, Konrad Zuse, a German civil engineer, developed a programming language called Plankalkül. Even though this language was not implemented at the time, it held the foundations for what we now call high-level programming languages and was an inspiration for other languages that followed.
In late 1953, John W. Backus, an American computer scientist working at IBM, submitted a proposal to his superiors to develop an alternative to assembly. In 1954, Backus and
his team published the first draft specification for their alternative language, and in April 1957, the first version of the
At first, this language was met with some skepticism because it could not produce ...