Evolution of Programming Languages

Learn how programming languages have evolved over the years.

The beginning of programming languages

Between 1943 and 1945, Konrad Zuse, a German civil engineer, developed a programming language called Plankalkül. Even though this language was not implemented at the time, it held the foundations for what we now call high-level programming languages and was an inspiration for other languages that followed.

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