Many of you will have heard of Java and JavaScript, understanding that they are a computer language that is important in website creation.
But what about C and C++, Pascal or Fortran? These are all examples of computer language. Computers have long been in existence but a computer in every home was still a pipe dream back in the 1960s and 70s.
Why Computer Language is Important
As computer language developed, it was refined and easier to use. Over the decades, it allowed for businesses to use common programs, followed by individual users in the late 1970s onwards.
Today, computer language is still being refined and streamlined so that it can continue to be used as a teaching tool, as well as the driver behind computing technology being user-friendly, powerful and accessible.
So, take a journey through the decades and marvel at how computing language has changed and how it affected us, sometimes without us knowing…
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Nick Cooper
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