Programming+Languages

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= Programming Languages =

= What are the most popular programming languages? =

 As of February 2011, the six most popular programming languages are:

C



 C is a general purpose programming language developed by Dennis Ritchie at Bell Telephone Laboratories between 1969 and 1973. It was designed for implementing system software but is also used for developing portable application software. Not only is it the most popular programming language in 2011, it is one of the most popular programming languages of all time!

Java



Java is a general purpose programming language that was created by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems in 1995. The syntax used in Java is derived from C and C++ programming languages.

C++



 C++ is a free-form, general purpose programming language. It is an intermediate level programming language. That means that is is easier to use than a low level programming language. The higher the level, the easier it is to use. C++ is an enhancement to C Programming Language. It was developed by Bjarne Stroustrup at Bell Telephone Laboratories in 1979. It is used for hardware design and video game/entertainment software.

PHP



PHP was developed by Rasmus Lerdorf in 1995. 'PHP' actually stands for Personal Home Page. It was designed to be used for web development of dynamic web pages. It is also a stand alone interpreter.

JavaScript



JavaScript is a prototype-based, object-oriented programming language. It has first class functions. JavaScript was developed by Brendan Eich at Netscape in 1995.

Python



Python is a general purpose programming language. It is a high-level programming language which means that it is easier to use than intermediate- and low-level programming languages because the higher the level, the easier it is to use. Python was developed by Guido can Rossum at CWI in 1989. Python is also the programming language that I am using in my examples.

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