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A programming language is a set of rules and syntax used to write computer programs, enabling developers to create applications and software. The history of programming languages began in the 1800s, with early languages like Fortran and COBOL emerging in the 1940s and 1950s, leading to the development of popular languages such as Java and Python. Today, programming languages are essential for creating complex software and systems that address various problems across multiple fields.

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Topic 5 A

A programming language is a set of rules and syntax used to write computer programs, enabling developers to create applications and software. The history of programming languages began in the 1800s, with early languages like Fortran and COBOL emerging in the 1940s and 1950s, leading to the development of popular languages such as Java and Python. Today, programming languages are essential for creating complex software and systems that address various problems across multiple fields.

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Topic 5: Programming language

A programming language is a system of rules and syntax


used to write computer programs. It includes a set of
commands and concepts to define and execute algorithms,
as well as generate various types of output. Programs
written in programming languages can be compiled or
interpreted into machine code by a computer. Developers
use programming languages to create applications,
software and websites to meet user needs in the digital
age.
The development history of programming languages
began when computers were invented. In the 1800s,
Charles Babbage developed a model for Lady's Ada
Lovelace computer and then wrote programs for it for the
purpose of advanced computing.
Then, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the first
languages appeared such as Fortran, COBOL and Lisp as
the first generation of programming languages used to
write scientific computing and control programs to control
devices.
In the 1960s, the Algol language was developed and was
considered a programming language that was easier to
read and understand than previous programming
languages.
In the 1970s, the C language was born and became one of
the most popular programming languages in the world.
Over the next twenty years, Java and Python were born,
and web engineering and online programming became
popular. PHP, JavaScript and web frameworks such as
Ruby on Rails and Django were developed.
Today, there are many popular programming languages
such as Java, Python, C++, JavaScript, Ruby, Swift and
many more. Technology such as artificial intelligence (AI)
and Machine Learning are requiring programming
languages capable of handling complex data and high
performance.
In general, programming languages are classified into
many classes according to construction methods
including:
Linear programming language: in which the program is
executed sequentially from start to finish. The command
written first is executed first, the command written later
runs later.
Structure-oriented programming languages: in which
programs are divided into structural blocks such as
conditions, loops and functions. Popular languages
include Pascal and C.
Object-oriented programming language: in which data and
code are organized into objects, containing attributes and
methods. Some commonly languages of this type are C#,
C++ and Java.
Programming languages are considered one of humanity's
great achievements and play a very important role in our
society. Websites, social networks, and mobile
applications are all developed based on programming
languages to help people connect and access information
faster.
With the development of programming languages, people
have been able to create complex software and computing
systems to solve extremely diverse problems such as
mathematics, science, engineering, economics,.... These
tools not only help people save time and effort in
performing complex calculation tasks but also help
increase the accuracy of calculation results. For example,
tools and programs for calculating cancer, predicting
weather, determining DNA sequences, optimizing
production, extracting information automatically, etc. are
typical examples of the very important role they play.

1. Find the answers to these questions in the text.


a) How a program written in C can be run on different
type of CPU such as ARM or x86?
b) When did the programming languages first appear?
c) Could you state some popular programming language
nowadays?
d) What is the type of Java programming language?
e) Could you sum up two main significant application
types developed by programming languages?
f) What is the purpose of programming languages?
g) Is it easy to create a website without programming
languages?

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