Second-generation languages are machine-dependent assembly languages, and third-generation languages (3GLs) are high-level programming languages, such as FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, Pascal, C/C++ and Java.

While emerging as a trend in the developer community, low-code/no-code platforms have actually been around for decades. In the '80s and '90s, we called them fourth-generation programming languages ...

This Entry looks at some common statements found in many third and fourth generation programming languages 1. Despite sharing the same structures the languages are all slightly different, ...

In the 1980s researchers used fourth-generation programming languages such as LISP and Prolog to develop legal-reasoning systems. However, those systems were limited in their abilities.

Fourth-generation languages are programming languages that are closer to human language than high-level languages like Java. These 4GLs are often used to access databases, ...

Also known as a "3GL," it refers to a high-level programming language such as FORTRAN, COBOL, BASIC, Pascal and C. It is a step above assembly language and a step below a fourth-generation ...