Programming Language Concepts

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First widely-used high-level compiled language

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Fortran

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First language to implement Input-Output Format

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Fortran-I

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First language w/ If statment/Do loop Statement

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Fortran-I

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First functional language

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LISP

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First language to introduce AI- artificial language

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LISP

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First language to have Garbage Collection

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LISP

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First language designed by an International group

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ALGOL

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First language with compound Statments

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Algol -58

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First language which have array w/ unlimited number of dimensions

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Algol-58

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First language where Selection statement to be nested

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Algol-58

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First language w/ Recursion procedure

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Algol-60

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First language to use block structure

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Algol-60

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First machine independent language

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Algol-60

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First language where parameters passed by Value and by name

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Algol-60

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First language whose syntax was formally described

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Algol-60

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First language to include Orthogonality

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Algol-68

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First language w/ Flex array Implicit heap dynamic

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Algol-68

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First language to have Case statement in it

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Algol-W

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First business language

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COBOL

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Most Widely used language in the history

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COBOL

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First language to use Macros

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COBOL

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First language w/ hierarchical data structure

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COBOL

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First language to use Hyphen-Word connector character in name

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COBOL

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First Report generating language ??? (need check)

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COBOL

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First language mandated by Department of Defense

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COBOL

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First language to have terminal connected to computer

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BASIC

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First language designed to be easy to learn

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BASIC

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First language to combine science and business

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PL/I

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First language to be used Broad spectrum of application area

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PL/I

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First language to use Exception handling

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PL/I

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First language to use pointers

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PL/I

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First language to use array cross section

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PL/I

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First language to handle run time errors

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PL/I

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First language to concurrently execute task

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PL/I

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First functional language

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LISP

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First language to use garbage collection

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LISP

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First language to introduce object oriented Programming

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Simula

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First language to introduce encapsulation

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Simula

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First language to support Data Abstraction

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Simula 67

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First language to introduce Classes

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Simula 67

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First language to introduce Fully implemented Object Oriented Programming

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Small Talk

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Most Widely used introductory language

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Pascal

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First Primary teaching language

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Pascal

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First high level language implemented under UNIX

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B

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First language designed for System programming

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C

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First UNIX shell language

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sh

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Worlds most expensive and Most extensive language

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ADA

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First language designed in Japan to have achieved widespread use

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Ruby

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First logical programming language

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Prolog