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Scientific Programming in Fortran

Author(s) -

W. Van Snyder

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

scientific programming

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.269

H-Index - 36

eISSN - 1875-919X

pISSN - 1058-9244

DOI - 10.1155/2007/930816

Subject(s) - fortran , programming language , ibm , computer science , compiler , software engineering , materials science , nanotechnology

The Fortran programming language was designed by John Backus and his colleagues at IBM to reduce the cost of programming scientific applications. IBM delivered the first compiler for its model 704 in 1957. IBM's competitors soon offered incompatible versions. ANSI (ASA at the time) developed a standard, largely based on IBM's Fortran IV in 1966. Revisions of the standard were produced in 1977, 1990, 1995 and 2003. Development of a revision, scheduled for 2008, is under way. Unlike most other programming languages, Fortran is periodically revised to keep pace with developments in language and processor design, while revisions largely preserve compatibility with previous versions. Throughout, the focus on scientific programming, and especially on efficient generated programs, has been maintained

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