A Brief History of Programming Languages
A special Byte Magazine article published for Byte's 20th anniversary special report
C++ History
A researched article about the history of the C++ programming language, including information provided by Bjarne Stroustrup. Bibiliography and related links.
A Computer Languages (diagram)
A Computer languages timeline, 1954 to present, printable chart. Includes links to home page for many languages.
Diagram of Languages
Two diagrams showing how many languages are related to each other.
Historic Documents in Computer Science
Original, historic first documents for many early programming languages, like language manualsa, scanned and converted to PDF form.
History and comparison of programming languages
Has papers on history of programming language comments, literals, and labels.
History and Evolution
A list of computer languages and some links to compilers for these languages.
History of Ada
Contains a large number of links to historical documents and notes about early Ada.
The History of Computer Programming Languages
Short concise article on programming language history with some links.
Java: Cornerstone of the Global Network Enterprise?
Brian Youman's paper on Java including some historical notes: "Java: Cornerstone of the Global Network Enterprise?"
Java, timelines
A short history of early Java from 1991 to 1995.
O'Reilly: The History of Programming Languages
A poster plots over 50 programming languages on a multi-layered, color-coded timeline.
Pascal history
A brief look at the birth, life, and death of the Pascal programming language.
Timeline of computer history - Software and Languages
Has many links to important events in programming language history.
Visual Programming Languages: A Survey
This paper by Marat Boshernitsan includes an historical overview of some of the pioneering efforts in the field.
Web Programming Languages
Characteristics, alternatives and history of programming languages for the Web - insight into the context in which each language is used.
Wikipedia: PL/I
An encyclopedia description of PL/I history with many links to programming terms.
A Brief History of Programming Languages
A special Byte Magazine article published for Byte's 20th anniversary special report
C++ History
A researched article about the history of the C++ programming language, including information provided by Bjarne Stroustrup. Bibiliography and related links.
A Computer Languages (diagram)
A Computer languages timeline, 1954 to present, printable chart. Includes links to home page for many languages.
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