“因为我有点懒，” 巴克斯在1979年接受采访时风趣地说，“我不喜欢写程序，所以当我在IBM701上编写计算导弹弹道的程序时，就开始琢磨开发一个编程系统，可以让编程变得简单些。” 于是，FORTRAN应运而生。 1954年9月20日，FORTRAN（Formula Translating，公式翻译 ...

Although the first compiler for general-purpose, imperative programming language would not be delivered for three more years, September 20, 1954 marked the first run of a Fortran (Formula Translating) ...

I learned to program FORTRAN IV in the spring of 1968 while working as an engineering technician in water resources. One of the engineers knew of my interest in computers and asked if I would like to ...

If speed isn't an issue you could try Cygwin which comes with gcc which includes a fortran compiler. I mention speed because IMO apps running under cygwin are noticably slower than 'native' ones. And ...

Advances in science and engineering still rely on Fortran more than any other language by many important measures. Surprised? You shouldn’t be, although many people who call themselves programmers ...

Sun Microsystems took a new open-source step this week, enlisting the outside world's help in an attempt to create a brand-new programming language called Fortress. On Tuesday, the company quietly ...