Programming languages
FORTRAN
FORTRAN (Formula Translation) is a high-level language designed for numerical and scientific computing. It is one of the oldest programming languages still in use today, known for its powerful array handling and numerical computation features.
- Created by
- John Backus , IBM
- First appeared
- 1957
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Hello, World!
program HelloWorld
print *, 'Hello, World!'
end program HelloWorldKeep learning
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