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A technological review of the FORTRAN I compiler

Published: 07 June 1982 Publication History

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The FORTRAN I compiler functions and organizations are described and shown to form the basis for many of the techniques used in modern compilers.

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    AFIPS '82: Proceedings of the June 7-10, 1982, national computer conference
    June 1982
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    ISBN:088283035X
    DOI:10.1145/1500774
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