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Dennie Van Tassel
Computer Science and Information Systems
e-mail: dvantassel@gavilan.edu
This sites contains files on the history of
computer programming language statements. The files compare programming
language statements in several different languages tracing the statement from
early languages to present languages.
The files are used in advanced programming classes so our students can
compare statements in several old and present languages.
If you have questions about programming language statement history or
esoteric points about statement use, feel free to e-mail me. A good subject line, will help me find your request from all the spam
mail and aid you getting a response.
There are more and newer files at: http://hhh.gavilan.edu/dvantassel/history/history.html
Topics
in history and comparing programming languages
Comments:
Programming language comments.
Labels: History
of labels use in programming languages.
Literals:
Literals used in Programming Languages.
Parentheses:
History of parentheses use in Programming Languages.
Web page for Dennie
Van Tassel and his classes.
Free software downloads: The web site: http://www.bloodshed.net/ has a long
list of software you can download. Some of this software can be used to do
your work at home for our classes. The have C++ and Basic compilers.
Other Languages
C#: www.microsoft.com
Java: java.sun.com
Perl: www.perl.com
Python: www.pyhon.edu
Address
of this page: http://www.gavilan.edu/csis/languages/history.html
Please feel free to send us your comments and questions.
Send e-mail messages to Dennie Van
Tassel at dvantassel@gavilan.edu
Last revised on December
24, 2004.
