1. Programming Vocabulary

2. FORTRAN – Formula Translating System
Numeric & Scientific computation
Used for over 50 years
Still the language of choice for super-computing
COBOL – Compiled Computer Programming Language
Designed in 1959
Designed for DOD for data processing
1997 – 200B lines of code operating 80% of business computing

3. PASCAL – Named for Blaise Pascal
Imperative & Procedural programming language
Allows nested procedures – simple syntax
Always starts with the word “Program”
BASIC – Beginners All-Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
First version in 1964; many variants since then
Designed for home/micro computers to make programming easier for the masses
Visual Basic used today in many web applications

4. C Java Developed initially between 1969-73; UNIX based
General purpose programming language
Developed initially between ; UNIX based
In the lineage of many programming languages
Free-form
Java
Concurrent, Class-based, Object-oriented
WORA – Write Once, Read Anywhere
Developed by Sun Microsystems programmers
Originally designed for interactive TV, but too advanced
Key part of Android OS

5. Flash PERL – Designed to operate with PenPointOS
On 99% of all computer devices
Has many security vulnerabilities
PERL –
Developed in 1987
Dynamic coding
The swiss-army chainsaw of scripting languages
The language of Craigslist & Ticketmaster

6. Python – Compiled Computer Programming Language
Ruby
Released in 1995
Human-focused programming
Can fix programming errors while the program is running
NASA simulations are run in Ruby at Langley
Python – Compiled Computer Programming Language
Appeared in 1991
Fewer lines needed to meet needs than many programs
Easily extended to meet individual needs
Google & Yahoo use python code