An interesting obituary in the Times.
"Fortran changed the terms of communication between humans and computers, moving up a level to a language that was more comprehensible by humans. So Fortran, in computing vernacular, is considered the first successful higher-level language."
I like happening across people like this, although its too bad they usually have to die before folks like me notice them. Its encouraging to be able to trace the outrageous growth and expansion of technology back to mortals.
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