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Plankalkül

Plankalkül (German pronunciation: [ˈplaːnkalkyːl]) is a programming language designed for engineering purposes by Konrad Zuse between 1942 and 1945. It was the first high-level programming language to be designed for a computer.

Kalkül (from Latin calculus) is the German term for a formal system—as in Hilbert-Kalkül, the original name for the Hilbert-style deduction system—so Plankalkül refers to a formal system for planning.[3]

This screenshot captures a Google search results page focusing on programming languages developed during the Nazi era. The main result highlights "Plankalkül," noted as the first high-level programming language, designed by Konrad Zuse between 1942 and 1945 for engineering purposes. It specifies that this was the first such language created for a computer. The text is sourced from Wikipedia, and the specific article linked is "Plankalkül - Wikipedia." Below the main entry, a "People also ask" section includes a question about the German programming language, mentioning "DDP (Die Deutsche Programmiersprache)," which translates to The German Programming Language. According to the text, DDP is characterized as a simple procedural language that allows code to be read or written like grammatically correct German. The screenshot is from a dark-themed Google Chrome browser with multiple open tabs visible on the top, including "Django Packages," "Handling Objects," and "Library Genesis." The browser interface includes standard navigation buttons and a search bar at the top. The search query entered is "nazi programming language," showing interest in historical programming languages from that period.
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