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A special Byte Magazine article published for Byte's 20th anniversary special report
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Timeline chart, 1954 to today, printable; links to homes of many languages.
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Two diagrams showing how many languages are related to each other.
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Original, historic first documents for many early programming languages, like language manualsa, scanned and converted to PDF form.
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Files compare statements in several different languages, tracing from early to present languages.
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A list of computer languages and some links to compilers for these languages.
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A poster plots over 50 programming languages on a multi-layered, color-coded timeline.
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Short concise article on programming language history with some links.
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History and critique of disagreements over language design details, citing some specific traits; by Brian Hayes. American Scientist.
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Paper by Marat Boshernitsan with historical overview of some pioneering efforts in the field.
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An encyclopedia description of PL/I history with many links to programming terms.
