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Programming Language

Fortran

Appeared 1957

A high-performance programming language optimized for numerical computation and scientific computing. Originally developed by IBM in the 1950s, Fortran excels in handling computationally intensive tasks and is widely used in areas like scientific research, engineering, and high-performance computing.

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Descendants graph

Descendants graph for Fortran: 3 languages it influenced, 4 influence linksFortran influenced BASICFortran influenced CC influenced Wolfram LanguageFortran influenced Wolfram LanguageFortranCBASICWolfram Language
Solid arrows: influence, oldest at the top. Showing the 3 languages Fortran directly influenced.