The chart linked to above says it is a descendant of one of the most famous languages; however, I tend to agree with the poster in that it it really was <I>sui generis</I>.<BR><BR>Edit: One of the ...

Programming languages would step forward once more in the 1990s, with high-level languages like Python, Lua, R, Ruby, and Javascript all coming to the fore. Many of these serve as the backbone of ...

For the rest of the history of modern programming languages -- because C was really just the beginning! -- check out the infographic below. You can click it to zoom in.

In the past 10 years, there have been very few changes in the top 5 programming languages. Chart courtesy of RedMonk ...