This is why I’ve long argued that BASIC is the most consequential language in the history of computing. It’s a language for noobs, sure, but back then most everyone was a noob.

For the rest of the history of modern programming languages -- because C was really just the beginning! -- check out the infographic below. You can click it to zoom in ...

The computer book : from the abacus to artificial intelligence, 250 milestones in the history of computer science / Simson L. Garfinkel and Rachel H. Grunspan ...

How did Rust do it? To grasp what makes Rust so useful, it’s worth taking a peek beneath the hood at how programming languages deal with computer memory.