COSC 152 Programming Languages
Fall 2006
Homework Assignment #12
A Brief History of Computer Science
Due: Monday, Dec 04, and Wednesday, Dec 06, in class.
Each student has been assigned a programming language to present.
Presentations should be no more than ten minutes each, but should
cover at least the following:
Who invented the language?
When was the language invented?
Why was the langauge invented (what needs was it intended to meet)?
What were the outstanding features of the language that impacted
other languages or programming methodology in general?
Who were the primary users of the language, and what was it primarily
used for?
What was the significance of this language on the family tree of
programming languages? (i.e., what languages evolved or decended
from this one?)
At least a small piece of sample code should be shown and explained.
Presentations will be graded on clarity, accuracy and
completeness of information presented.
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