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Programming Language History and Evolution

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• Brief Overview of Paradigms
• An Overview of PL History
  • 1950's: Discovery and Description
  • Overview: Procedural/Imperative
  • Overview: Functional/Applicative
  • 1960's: Elaboration and Analysis
  • 1970's: Technology
  • Overview: OOP
  • Overview: Logic
  • 1980's: New Paradigms
  • 1990's: Internet Influences
• Recap of Paradigms
• Paradigms: Key Differentiating Factors
• Languages: Key Differentiating Factors