Languages

C++ History

hitmill.com

A researched article about the history of the C++ programming language, including information provided by Bjarne Stroustrup. Bibiliography and related links.

160 visits Dec 3, 2023 Details

Computer Languages History

levenez.com

Timeline chart, 1954 to today, printable; links to homes of many languages.

283 visits Oct 25, 2025 Details

Historic Documents in Computer Science

fh-jena.de

Original, historic first documents for many early programming languages, like language manualsa, scanned and converted to PDF form.

431 visits Aug 5, 2025 Details

History of Ada

adahome.com

Contains a large number of links to historical documents and notes about early Ada.

287 visits Apr 19, 2024 Details

Java: Cornerstone of the Global Network Enterprise?

ei.cs.vt.edu

Brian Youman's paper on Java including some historical notes: "Java: Cornerstone of the Global Network Enterprise?"

381 visits Jan 8, 2024 Details

O'Reilly: The History of Programming Languages

oreilly.com

A poster plots over 50 programming languages on a multi-layered, color-coded timeline.

176 visits Nov 4, 2025 Details

Pascal History

taoyue.com

Brief account of birth, life, and death of Pascal language.

8 visits Jan 29, 2026 Details

Visual Programming Languages: A Survey

cs.berkeley.edu

This paper by Marat Boshernitsan includes an historical overview of some of the pioneering efforts in the field.

317 visits Feb 8, 2025 Details

Wikipedia: PL/I

en.wikipedia.org

An encyclopedia description of PL/I history with many links to programming terms.

398 visits Aug 24, 2024 Details

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