manhobby wrote:
Which is the source of your following answer? ...
I looked at what Backus said and compared it with what I already know, then I compared the two lots of information to see if they contradict each other. They didn't, so I take what he said as true and trust it. What he said is that almost all programming was done in machine-language-or-assembly-language before 1954, and that sounds right. Some programming may have been being done in higher level programming languages before that year, and a lot more by that year: the implication is that most programming was done in high-level languages after 1954. That is the assumption that I would make, but if I was keen to study the history of programming, I would check the facts more carefully to see if my assumption is correct, and if the facts contradict it, I would correct my understanding of that history. I'm not interested enough it it to want to spend time on that at this point in time, but if you want to research it, go ahead - use Google and Wikipedia to hunt for information, because that will get you further than asking here, not least because most of the people involved in programming in those days are either dead or very old, and I doubt any of them ever visit this forum.
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Before 1954 minority of programming was done in wich language?
Why do you need to ask? Backus has already told you. Immediately before 1954, most of it would have been done in Assembly language, and further back in time, most of it would have been done in machine language. After 1954, we can assume that Fortran and other high-level languages took over as the main way of programming.
If you're going to keep asking the same questions over and over again, it will likely lead to you being banned from posting here, so it would be better if you ask me directly in PMs first so that I can advise you on whether to post them publicly or not, and I don't get annoyed in the way that other people do because I understand more about how your mind works - your way of thinking may suit a career in programming because it depends on precise minds to construct good code, but you'll also need to learn to avoid getting obsessed with issues about people saying things that might or might not be 100% correct - these issues simply aren't important. You need to move on and start building something.
Edit: Sorry - I misread the word "minority" as "majority" in your question, so you were actually asking something slightly new. The minority of programming before 1954 would have been done in whichever high-level languages existed at the time, so you should look up Wikipedia to find the history of programming languages and look to see when each was invented. Any that pre-date 1954 will have been in use before that year, but not as much as assembly language. You should be able to find all the answers by doing your own research rather than asking here. It's best to think of this forum as a place to ask questions only after you've tried Google, Wikipedia, etc. and failed to find the answers that you need.