Figured this might be the best place to ask. I'm curious if there's any good books that give some detail on how and/or why some programming languages evolved the way they did, especially during ...

The First Programming Language Long before electrically controlled computers were available, there was Charles Babbage’s Analytical Engine. The engine itself is basic compared to the machines of ...

As a result, Google, Yahoo and Spotify are reaping the benefits. The infographic below outlines the history of programming languages in greater detail. This infographic originally appeared on Veracode ...

Though the history of Java dates back 25 years, the programming language still plays a vital role in modern enterprise application development. Here's how Java has remained the stalwart of programming ...

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 ...

When Computer Programming Was ‘Just Like Planning a Dinner Women were encouraged to seek employment in computing by appealing to traditional domestic roles ...

Though I did find it fascinating to learn to think the way computers do, there seemed to be something fundamentally backward about programming a computer that I just couldn’t get over: Wasn’t ...

Research conclusions could inform the design of new programming languages, coding environments and coding styles, and improve understanding of the role of programming and software in science.

Everyone always talks about these new computer programming languages, and how great one is over the other. But really, has computer programming really changed that much over time?