John Backus, father of Fortran, dead at 8203/21/2007 02:48 PM
Fortran was the first computer language I learned and the first I got paid to program in. It's sad to see its creator go. His reason for creating Fortran? Lazyness. He said he didn't like writing programs, so he wanted to make the process easier.
John Backus, father of Fortran, dead at 8203/21/2007 02:48 PM
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