Computer Languages History - Timeline chart, 1954 to today, printable; links to homes of many languages.
Diagram of Languages - Two diagrams showing how many languages are related to each other.
Historic Documents in Computer Science - Original, historic first documents for many early programming languages, like language manualsa, scanned and converted to PDF form.
The Retrocomputing Museum - Dedicated to programs that induce sensations that hover somewhere between nostalgia and nausea. The freaks, jokes, and fossils of computing history.
Visual Programming Languages: A Survey - This paper by Marat Boshernitsan includes an historical overview of some of the pioneering efforts in the field.
Wikipedia: PL/I - An encyclopedia description of PL/I history with many links to programming terms.
The Semicolon Wars - History and critique of disagreements over language design details, citing some specific traits; by Brian Hayes. American Scientist.
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