The Binary Archive

We propose an International Archive of Programming Languages.

Just as we have saved and studied actual spoken languages of the world, it is equally important as our technology improves to preserve and study coding languages and how they can be applied for times to come. Just as spoken languages continue to develop, coding does the same. Just as language has developed from earliest civilizations that had no form of contact, Code has developed in a similar way. Coding in its earliest form began with simple switches of instructions for computers. However, as our systems get more and more complex, so must our way of communicating within them.  Just as people could not simply communicate through body language and a series of grunts and groans after building towns and villages. Objects in the world changed, and so did the way we talked about it.

While this archive would be of great importance to computer nerds in the present and future, it would also be of great help down the road when computers inevitably improve and change beyond what a lot of people are going to be able to understand. Computer literacy is increasing at an astounding rate as time goes on, and will only continue to do so as long as things are going well. If we make it possible for people to have access to different languages of code as time goes on, it will be much easier to be able to spread such knowledge to those who'd need it.

The biggest issue with establishing such a thing would be logistics, but just like spoken languages like English, German, and French, all it takes is time and practice to learn. There are already a myraid of spaces available online for people to learn coding in languages that have been around since the beginning of computing. Having a single place where all of it is accessible would just be icing on the already sweet cake.

Coding is becoming a very important skill as computers begin to expand further into our lives, if we are to understand them as much as they understand us, we must be able to learn their language, and make them better able to suit our needs. For this to happen, we believe an archive of Code is necessary.

-Vaughn, Cory, and Brendan