The History of Programming Languages [Infographic] De Fortran a Ruby on Rails

The popularity stats at the end are apparently sourced from the oft criticized TIOBE. You can find the full sized graphic and bibliography here.

See Also

• JavaScript Creator Says the Language Wasn't Just Dumb Luck
• Go for Google App Engine Reaches General Availability
• Hacker Poll: Is C++ the Language of the Future?
• New Set-Based Programming Language: Bandicoot
• Microsoft is Helping Joyent Port Node.js to Windows

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