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Over 65 years ago this month, researchers ran the first FORTRAN program (kerala.party)

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This is considered as the beginning of general-purpose programming. ( Image credits : NASA and MIT_CSAIL )

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[–] dodslaser@feddit.nu 14 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Can you really be proficient in a language you didn't invent?

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[–] SquiffSquiff@lemmy.sdf.org 11 points 2 years ago

🤔Guido van Rossum: "Do not send me email like this"

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