Programming Languages

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Released ~1950

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Programming languages are languages expected to be executed (interpreted, compiled, etc.) by a machine in order to perform operations or algorithms. They are distinct from markup languages, which represent the structure of a document rather than specific operations to be performed, though it is possible to combine both in a document (e.g., HTML containing embedded JavaScript, or PHP code which includes HTML). Programming language code is stored as source code which may be directly interpreted by a machine or compiled or assembled into executables.

Interactive Fiction engines often use specialized programming languages for game development.

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  • A comprehensive list of over 2000 programming languages and a small sample programs for each of them is available here
  • Rosetta Code attempts to present solutions to the same task in different programming languages.

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