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FORTRAN in 100 Seconds

Fortran is the world’s first high-level procedural programming language developed at IBM in the 1950’s. It made programming accessible to the average human and is still used today for scientific computing.

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What is the Fastest Computer Language?

A constant source of debate for computer geeks, retired Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer takes us on a guided tour of 45 different computer languages and drag races each against one another using a prime sieve benchmark.

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The Art of Writing Software

Computer History Museum has a video on the art of writing software. From FORTRAN to sophisticated programs in use today, discover the technology, creativity, hard work, and technique behind these elegant languages. Software pioneers share their stories.

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