History of Computer Programming Languages
Title: History of Computer Programming Languages
Category: /Science & Technology/Computers and Cybernetics
Details: Words: 2200 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
History of Computer Programming Languages
Category: /Science & Technology/Computers and Cybernetics
Details: Words: 2200 | Pages: 8 (approximately 235 words/page)
FORTRAN
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<Tab/>Known today as being one of the oldest computer programming languages, FORTRAN, which stands for FORmula TRANslation, was developed and published in 1957 by John Backus and his team of professional computer programmers at International Business Machine Corporation. As more and more technological advances were made, the FORTRAN language underwent many changes that allowed programs to be transferred between computers. Later versions of the programming language were FORTAN
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extends java.applet.Applet {
public void paint(Graphics g) {
// lamp platform
g.fillRect(0,250,290,290);
//lamp base
g.drawLine(125,250,125,160);
g.drawLine(175,250,175,160);
//lamp shade (top and bottom edges)
g.drawArc(85,157,130,50,-65,312);
g.drawArc(85,87,130,50,62,58);
University Of Michigan, Dearborn, College of Engineering and Computer Science. (n.d.). The Java Programming Language. Retrieved September 10, 2004, from
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Schneider, G., Gersting, J. (2004). Invitation to Computer Science (3rd ed.). Boston: Course Technology.