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Explore the evolution of programming languages in this 56-minute conference talk from GOTO Copenhagen 2024 featuring Kevlin Henney, a consultant, programmer, and writer. Delve into programming languages as bridges between circuits and applications, examining how they embody philosophies about code organization and design while defining ecosystems and communities. Despite technology's rapid advancement, programming languages evolve slowly, with mainstream languages still adopting decades-old ideas. The presentation covers historical developments from Fortran and John Backus to modern language rankings, chronological evolution of programming paradigms, contributions from pioneers like Edsger Dijkstra and Bjarne Stroustrup, and fundamental concepts including subroutines, block structures, functional programming, pipelines, and lambdas. The talk concludes by examining how current trends like FOSS and LLMs might shape programming languages' future, with special attention to LISP's relationship with machine learning and Java's evolution.
