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This dimension groups programming languages by the license under which their implementation is released. Wikipedia notes that running a language requires "an implementation," and that implementation is released to the public under one specific license. Browsing this way collects every language released under the same license.

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Era of Emergence
1962 CE 1
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1. Wikipedia: Simula
WikipediaSimula, lead section
Quote, Simula, lead section
As its name suggests, the first Simula version by 1962 was designed for doing simulations; Simula 67 though was designed to be a general-purpose programming language and provided the framework for many of the features of the object-oriented languages today.
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