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History

Discuss the history of programming and how programming languages changed over time.

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History discussion guide

Discuss these milestones with your counselor and be ready to explain how each one helped programming grow or change.

The history of programming

  • Programming began as a way to give machines exact step-by-step instructions for solving problems.
  • Early programmers worked very close to the hardware, but over time programming became more readable, more portable, and more useful to more people.

How programming languages evolved

  • Programming languages changed from difficult low-level instructions into high-level languages that are easier for humans to write and understand.
  • As languages evolved, they supported bigger programs, clearer organization, reuse of code, and modern software for the web, phones, and many everyday devices.

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