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I personally like this article also: <a href="http://wwwhomes.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_96/journal/vol2/mjbn/article2.html" rel="ugc">http://wwwhomes.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_96/journal/vol2/mjbn/article2.html</a><br />
And one simple explantion:<br />
<a href="http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/num/1gl.htm" rel="ugc">http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/num/1gl.htm</a><br />

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I personally like this article also: http://wwwhomes.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_96/journal/vol2/mjbn/article2.html [http://wwwhomes.doc.ic.ac.uk/~nd/surprise_96/journal/vol2/mjbn/article2.html]
And one simple explantion:
http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/num/1gl.htm [http://www.computerhope.com/jargon/num/1gl.htm]


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I would argue that VB is a 4GL, and not a 5GL as said in that 2nd link... ;-)
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I would argue that VB is a 4GL, and not a 5GL as said in that 2nd link... ;-)

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Depends on what definition you will adopt for 5GL. This varies a bit between different sources. <br />
If we go with the ones from wiki - yep - it is not. 
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Depends on what definition you will adopt for 5GL. This varies a bit between different sources.
If we go with the ones from wiki - yep - it is not.

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Mmmmm... &nbsp;C grade...<br />
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hw3281, any reason why our answers (which completely answered your question) deserve such a bad grade?<br />
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If you weren't happy with the answers, then you could have posted a followup question<br />
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Tim
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Mmmmm...  C grade...

hw3281, any reason why our answers (which completely answered your question) deserve such a bad grade?

If you weren't happy with the answers, then you could have posted a followup question

Tim

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I know about a programming language called Informix 4GL. I understand that it is of 4th generation. I wonder if we have other programming languages of other generations like 3GL or 6GL. And how do we put assembly languages or object oriented programming languages into the picture? Thanks a lot.
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I know about a programming language called Informix 4GL. I understand that it is of 4th generation. I wonder if we have other programming languages of other generations like 3GL or 6GL. And how do we put assembly languages or object oriented programming languages into the picture? Thanks a lot.

Generations Of Programming Languages

A programming language is a formal constructed language designed to communicate instructions to a machine, particularly a computer. Thousands of different programming languages have been created, mainly in the computer field, and many more still are being created every year. The description of a programming language is usually split into the two components of syntax (form) and semantics (meaning). Some languages are defined by a specification document (for example, the C programming language is specified by an ISO Standard), while other languages (such as Perl) have a dominant implementation that is treated as a reference. Some languages have both, with the basic language defined by a standard and extensions taken from the dominant implementation being common.