1. The language focusses on ease of use
Basic
1964
Used on microcomputers as its an easy to learn language. For learning basics
The language focusses on ease of use

2. C
C is used because it writes code that runs almost as fast as code written in assembly language.
Structured programming, allows lexical and variable scopes. Produces efficient programs that can handle low level activities.
1972

3. Scheme
1975

4. Used as a general purpose programming language.
Python
Used as a general purpose programming language.
Supports multiple programming Paradigms including object-oriented, imperative or functional programming.
1991

5. Java
Used in lots if devices, can run on all platforms that support java regardless of architure.
Java is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies.
1995

6. Ruby
It supports multiple programming paradigms. It also has dynamic type system.
Ruby is dynamic, reflective, object-oriented, general-purpose pro. Created by Japanese man.
1995

7. C# 2000 Simple, modern, general-purpose, object-orientaed.
Used for developing software components

8. Used to teach basic programming in schools.
Scratch
Used to teach basic programming in schools.
Visual block programming language. Teaches very basic concepts that can then be applied at higher levels.
2005

9. Use for web development but also used for general-purpose programming
PHP
Use for web development but also used for general-purpose programming
PHP code can be embedded into HTML code or it can be used in combination with different web system and framework. Hence why PHP is used in web development
1994

10. Used in website content production
JavaScript
Used in website content production
High-level, dynamic, untyped and interpreted programming language. Standardized in the ECMAScript language.
1995

11. Multi-paradigm, high level programming language
Visual Basic .NET
visualbasic..net is used as an alternative to using another language like C#
Multi-paradigm, high level programming language
2001

12. Used to teach efficient programming practices.
Pascal
Used to teach efficient programming practices.
Small and efficient language intended to encourage good programming practices used in structured programming and data structuring.
1970

13. Used in business, finance and administrative systems
COBOL
Used in business, finance and administrative systems
Compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use. It is imperative, procedural.
1959

14. Perl
General-purpose Unix scripting language to make report processing easier.
Perl is a family of high level general-purpose and interpreted dynamic programming languages. Perl languages borrow features from other languages such as C, shell script, AWK and sed.
1987

15. Contributions to the field of computer science,
ALGOL 68
Contributions to the field of computer science,
expression based syntax, user declared types and structures/tagged-unions, reference model of variables and reference parameters, string array and matrix slicing.
1968

16. Used in artificial intelligence and computational linguistics
Prolog
Used in artificial intelligence and computational linguistics
The first order logic, a formal logic and unique programming language. Declarative the program logic is expressed in terms of relations represented as facts and rules.
1972

17. Facebook implements its anti-spam programs in Haskell.
Standardized, general-purposed purely functional programming language with non-script semantics and static typing.
1990

18. C++
Software infrastructure and resource constrained applications.
Imperative, object orientated and generic programming features
1983

19. Certain computer architecture
Assembly
Certain computer architecture
Very close to machine code. Each assembly language is specific to a particular computer architecture
1949