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COBOL
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COBOL is a compiled English-like computer programming language designed for business use. It is an imperative, procedural, and, since 2002, object-oriented language. COBOL is primarily used in busines
The COBOL 60 report to CODASYL (April 1960)
The COBOL 60 report to CODASYL (April 1960)
COBOL program deck of punched cards, from the 1970s
COBOL program deck of punched cards, from the 1970s
Fortran
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Fortran is a third-generation, compiled, imperative programming language designed for numeric computation and scientific computing.
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…was chaired by Phillips. The Department of Defense was concerned about whether it could run the same data processing programs on different computers. FORTRAN, the only mainstream language at the time, lacked the features needed to write such programs. Representatives enthusiastically described a language…
John Backus proposed the FORTRAN project in December 1953 and received the A.M. Turing Award in 1977.
John Backus proposed the FORTRAN project in December 1953 and received the A.M. Turing Award in 1977.
The Fortran Automatic Coding System for the IBM 704 (October 15, 1956), the first programmer's reference manual for Fortran
The Fortran Automatic Coding System for the IBM 704 (October 15, 1956), the first programmer's reference manual for Fortran
FORTRAN code on a punched card, showing the specialized uses of columns 1–5, 6 and 73–80
FORTRAN code on a punched card, showing the specialized uses of columns 1–5, 6 and 73–80
A pad of FORTRAN coding forms, used by programmers to prepare programs for punching onto cards by keypunch operators
A pad of FORTRAN coding forms, used by programmers to prepare programs for punching onto cards by keypunch operators