The document discusses the evolution of computer programming languages from the earliest languages like Fortran and ALGOL in the 1950s to more modern languages like JavaScript, Python, and C#. It notes that in the evolution of computer languages, older species/languages do not necessarily die out, branches can converge, and mutations are not purely random. The document asks questions about the reader's favorite or current language and programming in general.

1. evolution of
computer languages

2. www.sayan.ee
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3. 1st computer language ?
which year?
how old?

4. the last one
1957 Fortran I

5. javascript c# ruby python
java lisp perl modula
basic cobol c++ simula pascal
fortran c algol
assembly

6. what are the differences?
evolution of life
&
evolution of computer languages

7. computer lang.
in computer language evolutions..
1. species never die
2. branches can converge
3. mutations are not random

8. source

9. your fav/current language?
one fav feature?

10. high level language
modular
strong libraries
readable

11. programming
markup
meta

12. programming
markup
meta

13. programming
markup
meta

14. programming
markup
meta

15. What program would one like to write?
Whatever is least work.
Except not quite: whatever would be
least work...
@paulg

18. Get started with SCSS:
1. create a rails app
2. in gemfile: gem ‘sass’
3. rename style.css to style.scss
4. $ sass ‐‐watch public/stylesheets/
style.scss:public/stylesheets/style.css

19. Get started with SCSS:
1. create a rails app
2. in gemfile: gem ‘sass’
3. rename style.css to style.scss
4. $ sass ‐‐watch public/stylesheets/
style.scss:public/stylesheets/style.css

20. conciseness readability

21. lisp cycles

22. learning programming
in Singapore

23. resources on computer languages
1. chart of evolution of programming languages
2. chronology of programming languages
3. tiobe programming community index
4. every language fixes something
5. evolution of the web by chrome dev team
6. history of programming language poster from o’reilly
7. 100 year programming languages by paul graham
8. what languages fix by paul graham
9. jokes on programming languages
10. a brief incomplete and mostly wrong history of languages
11. hello world in different programming languages

24. resources on meta languages
1. meta programming
2. haml and ruby gem
3. coffeescript
4. LESS ‐ dynamic stylesheet language
5. SCSS
6. Compass

25. thanks!

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