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FORTRAN turns 70 today. It was the first language I learned and the last one I ever coded in, and its story says a lot about where AI coding is headed. #Fortran #AI #TechHistory
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FORTRAN, AI and 70 Years of Making Programming Easier
Seventy years ago today, on October 15, 1956, IBM published the first FORTRAN reference manual. John Backus, who led the project, later said, "Much of my work has come from being lazy." He wanted the...