For the rest of the history of modern programming languages -- because C was really just the beginning! -- check out the infographic below. You can click it to zoom in.

The current issue of <I>Crosstalk</I> came with a poster entitled "The Evolution of Programming Languages" showing a history tree of the derivations of various computer languages.<BR><BR>Anyone care ...

Sixty years ago, on May 1, 1964, at 4 am in the morning, a quiet revolution in computing began at Dartmouth College. That’s when mathematicians John G. Kemeny and Thomas E. Kurtz successfully ran the ...

When Microsoft needed a new technology to preserve its software dominance, it turned to Anders Hejlsberg. The 40-year-old software guru had won the respect of more than a million software developers ...

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A new year begins, and a new page opens for software development. Companies worldwide have seen how a technological tool—be it a mobile application or a website—became their best ally when it comes to ...