we can see connections between human & computer languages

with respect to both structure (syntax) & meaning (semantics); human

languages always seem to have fairly definite rules for what is

grammatically correct; but in any given language there are always

many exceptions that are convincingly universal across more than just

languages with clear historical connections; still all the computer

languages that are in widespread use are, as mentioned above, based

quite explicitly on context-free grammar that is much less complex

than human language grammar with many variances & exceptions.

Because human language is natural, it is apparently as old as human

itself; the first real computer language was developed in Nazi Germany

ca. 1945; computer languages are, like human language, according to

different aspects, of utility, etc., divided as formal& informal or classic

& modern

Human Languages, Computer Languages:

Similarities & Differences

There are about 140 human languages and 15 full-fledged computer

languages currently in use ;( although more than 2500 computer

languages have already been listed by computer programmers.)

Just like half of the world’s spoken tongues, most of these computer

languages are either endangered or extinct; when modern source

codes dominate computer systems, hundreds of older languages are

running out of life: reasons that a language endures are many; among

them one can mention:

1-appealing to a wide audience

2-delivering new functionality

3-having a powerful user base or bucker...

So we can consider principles like:

4-Clearness & being well defined

5-Completeness & universality

6-Its fluency in use of time and space

7-Being readable & writable for human users

8-Simplicity (being based on a few elements)

9-Regularity & extensibility

Some common features for the endurance of a language, either of

human or of computer, and that is definitely the survival of the fittest.

Computer languages evolve, and are related to one another in rather

complex ways. Almost every computer language can be regarded as

an improved version of something else. Sometimes it is had to know

where to draw a line and say: “This is a separate language.”- (in this

case human languages are more distinct).

In computer language, dialects have also major differences and are

certainly considered by their users to be distinct languages; variants

are intended to be the same, but have certain features which make

them incompatible, being often the result of commercial products

offered by different vendors; versions arise as a computer language

matures. A series of revisions will be issued, causing small changes in

the language.