Programming languages are used for controlling the behavior of a machine (often a computer) [1] historically, this classification was used to indicate increasing power of programming styles. Like natural languages, programming languages follow rules for syntax and semantics
There are thousands of programming languages [1] and new ones are created every year. Programming languages have been classified into several programming language generations Backslash bash [3] and other unix shells c preprocessor macros
[59] many other paradigms are supported via extensions, including design by contract [60][61] and logic programming Comparison of functional programming languages the table shows a comparison of functional programming languages which compares various features and designs of different functional programming languages. List of programming languages by type This is a list of notable programming languages, grouped by notable language attribute
As a language can have multiple attributes, the same language can be in multiple groupings.
