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History of FORTRAN standardization

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The history of FORTRAN Standardization, ranging from the original efforts in the early 60s up to the present, is presented. Some of the precedent-setting development during the initial cycle in handling problems common to all language standardization is discussed. The background in introducing some of the features in FORTRAN 77 is covered. The nature and reasoning behind the current activity are described.

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