Brief history of compiler The first compiler was developed between 1954 and 1957 The FORTRaN language and its compiler by a team at IBM led by John Backus The structure of natural language was studied at about the same time by noam ChomskyBrief History of Compiler • The first compiler was developed between 1954 and 1957 – The FORTRAN language and its compiler by a team at IBM led by John Backus – The structure of natural language was studied at about the same time by Noam Chomsky