Sammet, Jean E. "History of IBM's Technical Contributions to High Level Programming Languages" pp520ff

(1981)

[IBM] (1981) IBM Journal of Research and Development, 25(5), September 1981 25th anniversary issue   Jean E Sammet

Languages mentioned

  • APL {1960} Array-centered programing language
  • Commercial Translator {1959}
  • COMTRAN {1958} Commercial Translator
  • CPS {1965} Conversational Programming System
  • FORMAC {1962} FORmula MAnipulation Compiler
  • FORTRAN {1954} Backus et al high-level compiler
  • GPSS {1959} General Purpose Systems Simulator
  • PL/I {1964} Programming Language One
  • PRINT I {1956} Load and go scientific calculation system
  • QUIKTRAN {1964} FORTRAN-like, interactive with debugging facilities
  • Scratchpad {1971} General purpose interactive symbolic maths system
  • Vienna Definition Language {1965} Formal language description language