Programming in the 1970s: A Look at the Most Popular Languages

From C and FORTRAN to Lisp and Smalltalk, a retrospective on the programming languages that shaped the decade

In the 1970s, the world of computer programming was transformed with the development and widespread adoption of many popular programming languages that are still in use today, including C, FORTRAN, and Lisp. Image from the National Museum of American History

The 1970s were a time of great advancement in the field of computer programming. Many popular programming languages that are still in use today were developed or gained…