Fifth Generation Programming Languages
Fifth Generation Programming Languages History in Context As a software developer with close to two decades under my belt, I have seen the evolution of software engineering paradigms, and a short look at history can give us some prospective on the broader shift in computer languages from the early days of machine code and assembly to the high-level languages of today. As a child of the early days of personal computing, I was introduced to the world of programming through languages like Microsoft Quick Basic.