The idea that learning and using certain computer languages can influence how people solve problems resonates with the famous Sapir–Whorf hypothesis, which holds that spoken languages differ in ...

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Learn more about the history of The Harry T. Wilks Distinguished Lecture Series. Since its inaugural lecture in 1998, the series has brought many people of national and global significance to Miami ...

The formal study of computer programs as mathematical objects predates the invention of the modern computer itself, and continues to this day under the aegis of Programming Languages and Formal ...

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How do programming languages get created, and what goes into design decisions? This question was originally answered on Quora by Keno Fischer.

An experiment by computer science researchers shows that Perl, a major commercial programming language, is no more intuitive to use than a fake language with a completely random syntax. What gives?

Finally, the article shows how the idea of a universal language was a decisive step in the emergence of programming languages, in the recognition of computer programming as a proper field of knowledge ...

The BASIC programming language turns 60 Easy-to-use language that drove Apple, TRS-80, IBM, and Commodore PCs debuted in 1964.