The evolution of computer languages (infographic)Did you know that the first programming language was created 200 years ago, or that most operating systems are based on a 40-year-old language? Programming languages, believe it or not, have existed for over 200 years, since the invention of the punch-card-programmable Jacquard loom(Opens in a new window). It wasn't a programming language in the modern sense -- there was no computation and no logi
