Talking to Machines: The History and Future of Programming Languages
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A historical overview of programming languages from their origins to modern developments, covering key milestones and paradigms (procedural, object-oriented, functional, etc.). It examines current trends and future directions for language design and tooling, including how languages evolve to meet new hardware and developer needs.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:49Why study PL history
- 2:53Babbage and Lovelace
- 5:43Early computers and assembly
- 7:10Assembly to BASIC
- 8:38Programming paradigms
- 10:30Fortran and Backus
- 15:55ALGOL innovations
- 19:48Lisp impact
- 23:16COBOL for business
- 26:10Esoteric languages
- 29:46Modern wheel reinvention
- 34:06Language popularity
- 37:43Psychology of languages
- 41:19English as PL
- 43:07AI revolution
- 46:38Intent providers
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