The result is a programming language that just might defy the odds. Nine years after that night in Seattle, a $200-million startup has used D to build its entire online operation, and thanks to ...

It was a concept developed at a university in the 1960s, but wasn’t a widely used part of programming languages until the 1990s. Basically, every language does it now,” says Hicks. Unlike companies, ...

During the past few decades, programming languages have come a long way. In comparison to the dawn of UNIX and C, when compiled languages were just getting their start, today's world is full of ...

As a result, Google, Yahoo and Spotify are reaping the benefits. The infographic below outlines the history of programming languages in greater detail. This infographic originally appeared on Veracode ...