This is a record of notable
programming language
A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs. Most programming languages are text-based formal languages, but they may also be graphical. They are a kind of computer language.
The description of a programming ...
s, by decade. Prior to 1950 there were 8 unique programming languages, where 6 were unique languages and 2 were combinations of unique languages. By 1960 there were around 45-50 unique programming languages, though only 12 new unique languages (i.e. not relying of already existing programs). A unique programming language hasn't been developed since Swift in 2007. The newest language, Google's Carbon, is a combination of C++ and Rust. As of December 2022, 395 unique programming languages exist, of which 37 are not a combination of other languages and thus fully unique.
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See also
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History of computing hardware
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History of programming languages
The history of programming languages spans from documentation of early mechanical computers to modern tools for software development. Early programming languages were highly specialized, relying on mathematical notation and similarly obscure ...
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Programming language
A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs. Most programming languages are text-based formal languages, but they may also be graphical. They are a kind of computer language.
The description of a programming ...
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Timeline of computing
References
External links
Online Historical Encyclopaedia of Programming LanguagesEric Levenez's timeline diagram of computer languages history
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Programming
Lists of programming languages
History of computer science