Fortran


 
 
Fortran

Fortran (also FORTRAN) is a statically typed, compiled imperative computer programming language originally developed in the 1950s and still heavily used for scientific computing and numerical computation half a century later. The name is a portmanteau of Formula Translator/Translation. Early versions of the language were known as FORTRAN, but the capitalization has been dropped in newer revisions beginning with Fortran 90. The official language standards now refer to the language as "Fortran".

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Although originally a procedural language, recent versions of Fortran have included some features to support object-oriented programming.

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Statically typed: REDIRECT Type system#Static_typing...

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Imperative: In computer science, imperative programming, as opposed to declarative programming, is a programming paradigm in which side-effects are employed as central execution feature.The imperative mood is a grammatical mood expressing commands, direct requests, and prohibitions.An imperative can refer to a ...


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Introduction
History
Features
Syntax
Sample programs
The standard FORTRAN joke
References
External links
 
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