Top programming languages and their creators
A curated list of the top programming languages (according to Github), their creator(s)/designer(s), and links to their LinkedIn profiles.
There are some widely-used programming languages that form the bedrock of all we see and interact with when we access the internet and its digital infrastructures, to a large extent tech CEOs are more popular than the creators of the programming languages used to build these tech juggernauts. Whether that is right or not is a subject for another day. Today, however, I will be naming some widely used programming languages and their creator/designer. Do note that while a language can be spearheaded by an individual, a team ends up managing and extending the utility of these languages. In alphabetic order (because I don't want the tech community to come for me as a result of ratings 😅) here are the top programming languages according to Github;
C (created by Dennis Ritchie)
C++ (created by Bjarne Stroustrup )
C# (created by Anders Hejlsberg )
Dart (created by Lars Bak)
Go (created by Robert Griesemer, Robert Griesemer, and Ken Thomspon)
Java (created by James Gosling)
Javascript (created by Brendan Eich )
Kotlin (created by JetBrains )
PHP (created by Rasmus Lerdorf )
Python (created by Guido van Rossum )
Ruby (created by Yukihiro Matsumoto)
Swift (created by Chris Lattner )
We owe these individuals a lot. When the number of millionaires created from tech are being counted usually investors and founders are the ones being counted, nobody counts the developers who have made millions from being able to properly use these programming languages. To be able to make a solution that empowers those who use it thereby giving some the opportunity to escape poverty and possibly succeed in their pursuit of self-actualization is more than just science, if it isn't a service to humanity, an act of charity, I don't know what is. Some of these individuals are available on LinkedIn, if you want to reach out to them just follow the link.