This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob.

Explore the fascinating history of the Python programming language, from its inception in the late 1980s to becoming one of the most popular and versatile programming languages today.

C - invented by Dennis Ritchie in the early 1970s, C is a compiled language. Other languages (like PHP, Python, etc.) take advantage of C's libraries so they can interact with the operating system ...