"Hello, World!": The History of Programming - Paperback

by James Steinberg (Author)

"Hello, World " looks at the history of programming from the conceptual days of the 19th Century, through the invention of modern computing to the dawn of the 21st Century. As well as a detailed journey through the programming languages developed during the 20th and 21st centuries, this book provides a valuable comparison of the syntax of a number of the influential programming languages, using the famous "Hello, World " code.

Author Biography

Professor James Steinberg is a Professor of Applied Computing, lecturing on programming in a number of current and historical programming languages. Professor Steinberg also acts in a consultancy role for a number of software development companies, advising on the implementation of corporate systems. Professor Steinberg is an avid proponent of the Open Source movement and regularly lectures on the benefits of the Open Source paradigm. Professor Steinberg is married with two children.