Ibm corporation, 545 technology square, cambridge, ma 029. Pure functional and logicbased programming languages are also declarative, and constitute the major subcategories of the declarative category. Sammet was an american computer scientist who developed the formac programming language in 1962. Jean sammet programming languages pdf april 12, 2020 by admin. The history of programming languages timeline timetoast.
This work is licensed under the creative commons attributionnoncommercialnoderivs 3. Sammet march 23, 1928 may 20, 2017 was an american computer scientist who developed the for mac programming langu age in 1962. She was also one of the developers of the influential cobol programming language she received her b. Compared to most technical professions, computer programming did remainunusuallyopentofemales. The a0 functioned more as a loader or linker than the modern notion of a compiler. Sa mmet from 1955 to 1958, miss sammet was the first group leader for programmers in the engineering organization of the sperry gyroscope company on long island. Shannon, introduction to model building, proceedings of the 14th conference on winter simulation, december 0608, 1982, san diego, california. The basic concepts of formac formula manipulation compiler were first developed by jean e. Sammet 19282017 july 2017 communications of the acm. Her files have been characterized by two museums as the best in the world for that subject. As a result, i created important files and documents of my own, and became concerned. History of programming languages biography of jean e.
Im saddened to report that jean sammet one of the true pioneers of our industry passed away on may 20, at the age of 89. And to this day, according to the ieee, her voluminous files on the history of programming languages have been characterized by two. Pdf history of ibms technical contributions to high. Dialects of basic, esoteric programming languages, and markup languages are not included. Some of the difficulties in writing such a history are indicated. Sammet, history of ibms technical contributions to high level programming languages, ibm journal of research and development, v. History and fundamentals automatic in, jean sammet was a programming language technology manager for the federal. This paper discusses both the history and future of programming languages higher level languages. Ieee computer society women of eniac computer pioneer. The aim of this list of programming languages is to include all notable programming languages in existence, both those in current use and historical ones, in alphabetical order. As with its predecessors, hopliii aimed to produce an accurate historical record of programming language design and development. Sammet is a retired computer scientist and programmer who is bestknown for her work on formac, the first widely used general language and system for manipulating nonnumeric algebraic expressions.
In 1961, she moved to ibm, where she researched the use of restricted english as a programming language and the use of. Sammet joined ibm in 1961 and directed the development of formac, a widely used programming language and system for symbolic mathematics. Full obituary in the new york times i remember being entranced by programming languages. A program was specified as a sequence of subroutines and arguments. A key part of the paper is a tree showing the chronological development of languages and their interrelationships. Italian with elisa is a free language course in addition to the free pdf. This paper discusses both the history and future of programming languages higher level. The collection contains council and executive committee agendas, minutes, and attachments 19741982, correspondence 19691982, and personnel lists 19741983, personal correspondence, and material from a programming course taught by mccracken. In 1969, jean sammet was a programming language technology manager for the federal systems division of ibm corporation. In spite of the fact that programming languagesas a specific topicis. Jean sammet for pioneering work and lifetime achievement as one of the first developers and researchers in programming languages. The beginning the prime mover for the inaugural hopl conference was jean e.
Sammet march 23, 1928 may 20, 2017 was an american computer scientist who developed the formac programming language in 1962. This paper discusses ibms technical contributions to high level programming languages from the viewpoint of specific languages and their contributions to the technology. I am not a member of sigbdp becaus e my technical interests lie elsewhere, primarily in th e area of programming languages, formula manipulation, information retrieval and. Miss sammet has voluminous historical files on programming languages, including material from the mid 1950s. Cobol, highlevel computer programming language, one of the first widely used languages and for many years the most popular language in the business community. The a0 system arithmetic language version 0, written by grace murray hopper in 1951 and 1952 for the univac i, was an early compiler related tool developed for electronic computers. Sammet, chairman of the awards committee, made the following comments and read a portion of the final citation. Each successive language incorporates, with a little cleaning up. Data structures and algorithms is a ten week course, consisting of three hours per week lecture, plus assigned reading, weekly quizzes and five homework projects.
The object oriented languages simula and smalltalk were just being developed while this paper was written. Whether its a copy of an ebook, a document from a foreign client, or a secret pen pal, check out how to translate pdf files to your native tongue. Jean sammet means business, acm sigmis database 10. It puts together the automation of an smtbacked deductive verification tool with the expressive power of a proof assistant based on dependent types. Declarative programming stands in contrast to imperative programming via imperative programming languages, where control flow is specified by serial orders imperatives. Miss sammet has voluminous historical files on programming languages.
This is primarily a class in the c programming language, and introduces the student. Long a student of programming languages, sammet served on the codasyl lan. Programming language contributor and historian, and acm president. We are seeing a new round of appreciations for jean e. Miss sammet has voluminous historical files on programming languages, including material from the mid1950s. This interview with the president o f acm provides candid answers to questions of interes t to all members of sigbdp. Sammet, the computer programmer who developed the formac programming language and was also a key member of the group that invented cobol. The philosophy used in this paper is that it is the appropriate collection of features in a language which generally makes the contribution to the technology, rather than an individual feature. The 12 hopliii papers detailed the early history or evolution of specific programming languages. She taught what were probably among the earliest computer courses given for academic credit. Sammet sylvania electric products develops the programming language cobol, which allows for the creation of easy to understand computer programs. Contribute to sajithcs papers development by creating an account on github. A higherorder effectful language designed for program.
Sammet, which is currently in preparation and is expected to be published by prenticehall, inc. The history of programming languages timeline created by user66able. She was also one of the developers of the influential cobol programming language. Sammet, an american computer scientist who served as the first female president of acm. She was active in helping start the annals of the history of computing in the late 1970s and among the first group of acm fellows elected in 1994. So grab a book on cobol programming, if you need one, beginning cobol for programmers by michael coughlan is an excellent choice, and start exploring the world of cobol. Sammet, a widely popular and influential american computer scientist, is best known for developing the very first extensively used computer language formac programming language for symbolic manipulation of mathematical. Tobey at ibms boston advanced programming department in july 1962. She also has other files of historical, computerrelated material. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information wikidata item cite.
It developed from the 1959 conference on data systems languages, a joint initiative between the u. What began as a job teaching fortran, at that time a new computer programming language, led to a career in the field of optimizing compilers programs that. Her parents, harry and ruth sammet, were both lawyers. History and fundamentals and suffering months of painful debugging in cobol, in one of my first real jobs. Sammet 1 was born on 23 march 1928, in new york city.
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