The document outlines the history and evolution of programming languages from their origins in the 1940s to modern times. It details significant milestones across decades, including the introduction of machine language, high-level languages like Fortran and COBOL, and the rise of object-oriented programming with languages such as C++ and Java. The future trends suggest an ongoing evolution towards AI-focused languages and low-code platforms.

1. HISTORY OF PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES
TRACING THE EVOLUTION OF PROGRAMMING FROM ITS ORIGINS TO MODERN TIMES

2. INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
•Programming languages are tools that allow
humans to communicate instructions to
computers. They have evolved over decades,
from machine-level code to high-level
languages.

3. 1940S - THE BEGINNING
1. Machine Language: The first programming language;
consisted of binary instructions.
2. Assembly Language: Introduced mnemonics for easier
coding.
Example: Instructions like ADD, SUB replaced binary codes.

4. 1950S - HIGH-LEVEL LANGUAGES
1. FORTRAN (1957): Designed for scientific
computing.
2. COBOL (1959) : Developed for business and
administrative tasks.
3. LISP (1958): Created for artificial intelligence
research.

5. 1960S - STRUCTURED PROGRAMMING
1. ALGOL: The foundation for many modern languages.
2. Simula (1967): Introduced object-oriented
programming concepts.
3. C (1972): Developed by Dennis Ritchie; versatile and
powerful.

6. 1970S - OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING
1. Smalltalk: The first pure object-oriented
language.
2. Focus on modularity, reusability, and
abstraction.
3. Influenced modern languages like Java and
Python.

7. 1980S - THE RISE OF PERSONAL COMPUTERS
1. C++ (1985): An extension of C with
object-oriented features.
2. Ada: Developed for military applications.
3. Perl: Known for text processing and
scripting.

8. 1990S - THE INTERNET ERA
1. Java (1995): Platform-independent, widely
used for web development.
2. Python (1991): Simple and versatile, used in
various domains.
3. JavaScript (1995): Revolutionized web
interactivity.

9. 2000S - MODERN PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES
1. C#: Introduced by Microsoft for enterprise
applications.
2. PHP: Popular for dynamic web pages.
3. Ruby: Known for simplicity and used in
frameworks like Ruby on Rails.

10. 2010S - DATA AND AI
1. R: Popular for statistical computing and data
visualization.
2. Go: Designed for scalability and performance.
3. Swift: Apple's language for iOS development.

11. SUMMARY AND FUTURE TRENDS
1. Evolution from machine code to AI-focused
languages.
2. Focus on simplicity, security, and performance.
3. Future: Quantum programming, low-code
platforms, and more.

12. THE Star Gate