Programming Constructs History
- by kunjaan
I need some help in figuring out which language introduced the constructs that we use everyday.
For example:
Constructs Introduced from LISP
If-Else Block :"The ubiquitous if-then-else structure, now taken for granted as an essential element of any programming language, was invented by McCarthy for use in Lisp, where it saw its first appearance in a more general form (the cond structure). It was inherited by Algol, which popularized it. " - WikiPedia
Function Type : Functions as first class citizens.
Garbage Collection