Ever wonder where the
biggest inventions started out, and by whom? Here is a list of
programming languages, and frameworks that are behind some of the
greatest technologies.
Facebook
Year:2004
Framework or Programing Language: PHP
This social networking site, which is the largest in the world, uses
the PHP hypertext processor that is used for server-side scripting. Mark
Zuckerberg wrote the site’s code and launched then named Thefacebook in
2004, when he was still a student at Harvard. His idea for Thefacebook
came from his first attempt in late 2003, named Facemash. Facemash was
later shut down by the universities’ administration.
LinkedIn
Year:2002
Framework or Programing Language: Java, C++
Reid Hoffman, an employee at Paypal left to start this social
networking site and was joined by Chris Saccheri and Lee Hower. The
front end of this site is built on Java, and C++ helps take care of a
few of its in-memory caches. The site allows users to connect via a
“gated-access approach” which requires professionals on the site to have
a pre-existing relationship, or the intervention of a common contact to
connect. The site meant for professionals became popular very quickly,
as a result of its strictly vocational interests, and went public last
year.
iOS
Year: 2007
Framework or Programing Language: Mac OSX, Darwin OS
This smooth operating system is used on the iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad
and other Apple devices that have a touch-based interface. It is a
derived operating system that is based on the Mac OSX. Both Mac OSX and
the iOS have their roots in the Darwin operating system which was
developed on UNIX predominantly by Apple, but also had contributions
from NeXTSTEP, BSD, and other free software projects.
Android
Year: 2003
Framework or Programing Language: Linux
This OS which is popularly used on smartphones, and tablets, is a
Linux-based system that was developed by Andy Rubin and Rich Miner along
with Nick Sears and Chris White in 2003. Their vision, according to
Rubin, was to develop “smarter mobile devices that are more aware of its
owner's location and preferences”. Development for the OS is now
undertaken by the Open Handset Alliance which is piloted by Google.
WiFi
Year: 1999
Framework or Programing Language: IEEE 802.11 family
WiFi is the brand name used for products that comply with the IEEE
802.11 family of standards. Vic Hayes, who developed a number of primary
standards within the IEEE is known as the “Father of WiFi”. Since 2000,
the internet was made available anywhere and at anytime because of the
widespread use of this technology. This mechanism which allowed devices
to exchange data wirelessly changed the face of technology and allowed
laptops to become more popular than even desktop computers.
Linux
Year:1991
Framework or Programing Language:inspired by MINIX
This Unix-like OS was initiated by Linus Torvalds in an attempt to
build a portable operating system that was similar to the MINIX system.
Since the scope of the MINIX system was limited to educational use,
Linus started working on the kernel of the Linux system in 1991, and has
contributed to about 2 percent of the entire system. The Linux system
is built on the free and open source software development model and
Torvalds retains the rights to determine which properties are retained
by the kernel. Linux is one of the most preferred operating systems in
the world, with a number of super- computers running on it.
Ruby
Year: 1990’s
Framework or Programing Language: Inspired by Perl
This programming language, developed in the 1990’s by Yukihiro
Matsumoto from Japan, was inspired by the Perl and Eiffel languages, and
has a couple of features from the Smalltalk OOPs. The specifications of
Ruby language are developed by the Open Standards Promotion Center of
the Information-Technology Promotion Agency (in Japan). Matsumoto stated
that he decided to create the language because of the need for a
"...language that was more powerful than Perl, and more object-oriented
than Python."
