As a result, Google, Yahoo and Spotify are reaping the benefits. The infographic below outlines the history of programming languages in greater detail. This infographic originally appeared on Veracode ...

History of C programming In the early days of computing, programmers used a variety of different programming languages to create software for different computer systems.

Most programmers typically know and use a number of different languages but usually have a bias towards a certain set based on a variety of personal, external, and historical factors.

The crazy origin story of the C programming language, and how it became a success with the help of some incredibly slow computers.

Programming language C might be 48 years old, but it's still hugely relevant for developers today and, by one measure, still more popular than Python.

US computer scientist Dennis Ritchie - one of the co-inventors of the Unix operating system and the C programming language - has died at 70 after a long illness.

The meatiest part of the infographic is the comparison of programming languages, which charts the creator of a particular language, its primary uses, and who uses the language.