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Summary: 1
Chapter 2 - History
Louden, Chapter 2/Scott, Chapter 1 1
Thought questions
· When (decade) was first compiler written
for a high level machine?for a high level machine?
· What were the first languages like?
· Why do we have so many languages?
· What makes a language popular?
· How is the importance of a language
j d d?judged?
Louden, Chapter 2/Scott, Chapter 1 2
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Example of Babylonian
"Programming" (p. 35 of text) to
make an underground cistern to
hold water:
A cistern.
The length equals the height - we want the width.
A certain volume of dirt has been excavated.
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