
Episode 23 - FORTRAN, Compilers, and Early Programming
Advent of Computing
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Introduction
Since its creation in the mid-1950s, Fortran has gained a reputation for being archaic and hard to learn. The language is still widely used today but some consider using it harmful or damaging over time. More recent versions of Fortran specifically are almost the lingua franca for supercomputing.
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