Which languages are the fourth-generation programming languages?

Answer 1

A third generation programming language in essence refers to any high-level

language (except for say, database languages such as SQL). Some well-known

examples are:
PHP, ASP, C, C++, Java, Javascript,

Perl, Python, Pascal, Fortran,

etc.

A fourth generation (programming) language (4GL) is a grouping of programming languages that attempt to get closer than 3GLs to human language, form of thinking and conceptualization.

For example, a typical 4GL command is

FIND ALL RECORDS WHERE NAME IS "SMITH"

Answer 2

A third generation programming language in essence refers to any high-level language (except for say, database languages such as SQL). Some well-known examples are:

PHP, ASP, C, C++, Java, Javascript, Perl, Python, Pascal, Fortran, etc.

Answer 3

Every high-level programming language introduced with the third generation of hardware is a 3GL language, but the term is nothing more than a meaningless marketing buzzword, as are 4GL and 5GL. All languages are officially classified according to whether they are machine code, symbolic, imperative, declarative, object-oriented, functional, domain-specific and so on.

Answer 4

Following are the fourth-generation languages divided into categories:

General use / versatile

• Clarion
• Clipper
• Cognos PowerHouse 4GL
• DataFlex
• Forté TOOL (transactional object-oriented language)
• FOCUS from Information Builders Inc.
• FoxPro
• GeneXus (Knowledge-based Multi-Platform Development Tool)
• IBM Rational EGL (Enterprise Generation Language)
• LabVIEW
• LINC
• Omnis Studio SDK
• Panther
• PowerBuilder
• DEC RALLY
• SheerPower4GL (Microsoft Windows Only)
• SQLWindows/Team Developer
• Uniface
• Visual DataFlex (Microsoft Windows Only)
• WinDev
• XBase++

Database query languages

• FOCUS
• Informix-4GL
• NATURAL
• Progress 4GL
• Ingres 4GL
• Ramis
• SQL

Report generators

• BuildProfessional
• LINC
• NATURAL
• Oracle Reports
• Progress 4GL Query/Results
• Quest
• RPG-II

Data manipulation, analysis, and reporting languages

• Ab Initio
• ABAP
• Aubit-4GL
• Audit Command Language
• Clarion Programming Language
• CorVision
• Culprit
• ADS/Online (plus transaction processing)
• Easytrieve
• FOCUS
• GraphTalk
• IDL
• IGOR Pro
• Informix-4GL
• LANSA
• LabVIEW
• MAPPER (Unisys/Sperry) now part of BIS
• MARK-IV (Sterling/Informatics) now VISION:BUILDER of CA
• Mathematica
• MATLAB
• NATURAL
• Nomad
• PL/SQL
• Progress 4GL
• PROIV
• R
• Ramis
• S
• Scilab
• SAS
• SPSS
• Stata
• Synon
• XBase++
• SQR
• Xquery Backward compatible with SQL and forward compatible with XML data sources.

GUI creators

• 4th Dimension (Software)
• MATLAB's GUIDE
• Omnis Studio
• OpenROAD
• Progress 4GL AppBuilder
• Revolution
• XUL Can be used with Xquery to create web GUI database applications quickly.

Mathematical optimization

• AIMMS
• AMPL
• GAMS

Database-driven GUI application development

• Action Request System
• Genexus
• SB+/SystemBuilder
• Progress Dynamics
• UNIFACE

Screen painters and generators

• SB+/SystemBuilder
• Oracle Forms
• Progress 4GL ProVision

Web development languages

• ColdFusion
• Wavemaker open source, browser-based development platform for Ajax development based on Dojo, Spring, Hibernate
• OutSystems

Answer 5

Examples of third-generation (3GL):

1. Fortran

2. ALGOL

3. COBOL

4. C

5. C++

6. C#

7. Java

8. BASIC

9. Delphi