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Fortran Turns 70

Original: Celebrating 70 Years of Fortran

The Fortran programming language is marking its 70th anniversary, with the language's community celebrating the milestone. First developed at IBM in the 1950s as one of the earliest high-level programming languages, Fortran remains widely used in scientific computing, numerical weather forecasting and high-performance computing. Discussions online are revisiting its lasting influence on modern software development.

Why now: The Fortran project and community are marking the language's 70th anniversary.

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