The first programming language is a topic of historical significance in the field of computer science. The first high-level programming language is considered to be Plankalkül, created by Konrad Zuse between 1942 and 1945. This language was a significant step in the development of programming languages. However, the first commercially available language was FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslation), developed in 1956 by a team led by John Backus at IBM. This language was designed for scientific computing and was one of the first major programming languages. Additionally, Ada Lovelace is credited with writing the first computer program, an algorithm for the Analytical Engine in 1843, which laid the foundation for all programming languages. These milestones mark the early development of programming languages and their crucial role in the advancement of computing technology.
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