• DocumentCode
    883066
  • Title

    Fortran

  • Author

    Backus, J.W. ; Heising, W.P.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Corp., Thomas J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown Heights, N. Y.
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1964
  • Firstpage
    382
  • Lastpage
    385
  • Abstract
    The fundamental concepts of FORTRAN, the most widely used high-level, scientific programming language, are set forth and the significant characteristics are described in historical order from inception of FORTRAN in 1954 to the present time. The basic problem of how to get high quality programming from an-easy- to-write high-level language is emphasized.
  • Keywords
    Atmosphere; Computer industry; Computer languages; Data systems; High level languages; Humans; Layout; Program processors; Programming profession; Scientific computing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronic Computers, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0367-7508
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PGEC.1964.263818
  • Filename
    4038201
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=883066