Do You Recognize These? Programming Language Challenge

March 4, 2025

Challenge your knowledge of programming languages.

This is part of our Do You Recognize These? series.

You may use at least one programming language regularly but you have probably used or learned about more along the way. Syntax and semantics of different programming languages varies widely but there are often distinct features and syntax that make each stand out.

To task your memory and experience we have put together a series of quizes that present code snippets like this so you can try to identify the matching programming language.

void main () {
  char * pHello = "Hello World";
  printf (pHello);
}

Here are the latest challenges. No fair using search or generative AI. You might try checking out some of the ones you have never heard of. Most programming languages have features that others lack.

So, how well will you do?

Software

Do You Recognize These? Programming Languages: Quiz 1

Software

Do You Recognize These? Programming Languages: Quiz 2

We will be adding more quizzes as time allows. There are a lot of languages to consider. You can also leave us suggestions. Comments are welcome as well. Just scroll down past the end of the article to find them.

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