Languages of Programming timeline

Developed by: Konrad Zuse Primary Purpose: This language was among the first to be designed for a computer. Plankalkül is capable of representing geometrical structure. Acronym: It means "Plan Calculus" in German Sources:
http://www.morgenpost.de/img/kinderpost/crop100714589/6296319055-cv3_2-q85/zuse-BM-Berlin-Berlin.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plankalk%C3%BCl

Developed by: John Backus at IBM built this. Primary Purpose: It was originally meant for scientific applications, but is now used for everything from numerical weather prediction to computational physics and chemistry. Acronym?: It stands for Formula Translating System. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortran https://pharma.bayer.com/static/media/images/upload/content/Research_Development/CombChem.jpg

Developed by: Charles Katz made this. Primary Purpose: It was supposed to be an improved version of FORTRAN. Acronym?: MATH-MATIC is just the marketing name of the language. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MATH-MATIC http://matematikmaster.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Mathematics_Tom_Brown_Flickr.jpg

Developed by: John McCarthy created this at MIT. Primary Purpose: It was originally developed as a practical mathematical notation for computer programs. Now, it is the preferred language for AI. Acronym?: "LISt Processor" Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisp_(programming_language) http://i.imgur.com/e4FrdN1.jpg

Developed by: The Conference on Data Systems Languages Primary Purpose: Typically used for business applications and administrative purposes. Acronym?: Common Business Oriented Language Sources:
http://study.com/academy/lesson/what-is-cobol-programming-history-examples-quiz.html http://devops.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cobol.jpg

Developed by: IBM made this. Primary Purpose: RPG is used mainly for business applications and provides a modern programming environment. Acronym?: It stands for Report Program Generator. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBM_RPG https://www.ibm.com/design/language/media/Hero_Final.gif

Developed by: John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz designed this at Dartmouth College. Primary Purpose: It was created to enable more people to use computers. BASIC is a general purpose language that is easy to use. Acronym?: Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Code Sources:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MwUXiTA13XA/VkCrvrzf84I/AAAAAAAADTo/GnK0R8mJmgA/s640/BASIC.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BASIC

Developed by: Daniel G. Bobrow, Wally Feurzeig, Seymour Papert and Cynthia Solomon contributed to LOGO’s creation. Primary Purpose: LOGO was created as a teaching tool for Lisp concepts. Later it was used to teach body-syntonic reasoning with the help of a “turtle.” Acronym?: It comes from the Greek logos meaning word or "thought." Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo_(programming_language) http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1099617/thumbs/o-TURTLE-facebook.jpg

Developed by: Niklaus Wirth made this. Primary Purpose: It was made to encourage good programming practices. Now, it is used for Windows apps and is capable of transferring the code to Mac and Android. Acronym?: It is named after the mathematician and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pascal_(programming_language) http://portal.andina.com.pe/EDPfotografia2/Thumbnail/2012/06/18/000185333W.jpg

Developed by: Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie created it at Bell Labs. Primary Purpose: It was designed for applications such as system and language software. It has also been used for GCOS Mainframes. Acronym?: It’s either referencing Bon or is a contraction for BCPL from which it was based off. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B_(programming_language) http://www.computerworld.ch/typo3temp/pics/d96a0d2cae.jpg

Developed by: Dennis Ritchie also designed this at Bell Labs. Primary Purpose: This general purpose language was created for developing firmware or portable applications. Acronym?: Followed "B" language Sources:
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/24068/c-programming-language-c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C_(programming_language) https://sh2central.files.wordpress.com/2014/05/dennis-ritchie-007.jpg?w=660

Developed by: Robin Milner made this at the University of Edinburgh. Primary Purpose: It was created to develop proof tactics in the LCF theorem prover. Acronym?: It stands for metalanguage. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ML_(programming_language) http://il.static.1001fonts.net/m/e/meta-language-font-1-big.png

Developed by: Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce created this with ISO/IEC. Primary Purpose: SQL was made to manage data and stream processing in a RDBMS. Acronym?: It stands for “Structured Query Language” but was initially going to be called SEQUEL. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SQL http://www.nae.edu/File.aspx?id=34095

Developed by: Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Labs created this. Primary Purpose: It was designed to be like C, with the ability to support program organization. Acronym?: It was originally named "C with Classes" but was changed in 1983. Sources:
https://www.techopedia.com/definition/26184/c-programming-language https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C++ http://www.uib.no/imagearchive/produktbilde_bjarne2.jpg

Developed by: A team headed by Dr. Jean Ichbiah at CII-Honeywell-Bull in France. Primary Purpose: ADA was designed for large, long-lived applications and embedded systems, therefore it was essential for ADA to be reliable and efficient. Acronym?: It was named after Augusta Ada Lovelace, the first programmer. Sources:
http://i.imgur.com/ceIpDy9.jpg https://www.adacore.com/adaanswers/about/ada

Developed by: Guido van Rossum, otherwise known as the BDFL of the Python community, developed this. Primary Purpose: It was designed to make code more readable with fewer lines. Acronym?: It is named after Monty Python's Flying Circus. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(programming_language) http://galleryhip.com/ball-python-with-hat.html

Developed by: Microsoft made this language. Primary Purpose: It was made to be easy to learn and use. The student can use this language to create applications. Acronym?: It is called that because it was based off of BASIC. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Basic http://cdn-ak.f.st-hatena.com/images/fotolife/a/akarakeman/20150201/20150201105252.jpg

Developed by: Rasmus Lerdorf created this. Primary Purpose: It is used alongside with different web template systems, frameworks, and well suited for server-side web development. Acronym?: It originally stood for Personal Home Page but was changed to mean PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP

Developed by: A team comprised of James Gosling, Oracle Corporation, and Sun Microsystems. Primary Purpose: They followed WORA, so that Java code run on all supported platforms. It is also often used for web applications. Acronym?: It is named after Java Coffee. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language) http://image.tin247.com/vnexpress/080617181013-587-194.jpg

Developed by: Developed in only ten days by Brendan Eich at Netscape Communications Corporation. Primary Purpose: It is supported by all browsers and used by most websites. Javascript is popular with server-side web applications, desktop/mobile apps, and even game development. Acronym?: Is not related to Java. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript http://cdn.thedailybeast.com/content/dailybeast/articles/2014/05/05/yes-brendan-eich-is-like-donald-sterling-he-s-even-scarier/jcr:c

Developed by: This was originally developed by Borland. Primary Purpose: This language is basically an app builder and can even convert an app into a web service. Acronym?: The language was supposed to allow connectivity to the Oracle database so they gave it the codename Delphi, in reference to Greek mythology. Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi_(programming_language)#Code_examples http://searchsoa.techtarget.com/definition/Delphi http://www.infobarrel.com/media/image/196167_max

Languages of Programming

Plankalkul

Fortran

MATH-MATIC

Lisp

COBOL

RPG

BASIC

LOGO

PASCAL

B

C

ML

SQL

C++

ADA

Python

VisualBasic

PHP

Java

Javascript

Delphi