Fortran 8x: the scientific programming language of the future
Conference
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OSTI ID:6845390
The draft standard is known as Fortran 8x because it is anticipated that it will be completed in the 1980's, but the exact year is not yet known. There have been many changes proposed for Fortran 8x, and many of them will seem like a radical change for Fortran, but all of them are functions which have been tried before. The final language will partly bridge the gap between Fortran 77 and languages such as Pascal, PL/1, Algol 68, Modula and Ada while retaining Fortran's unique advantages. Despite the extent of the revision, there will be few totally new and untried features added. What is described may seem radical to programmers using the present standard unless they have also tried the newer languages.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Idaho, Inc., Idaho Falls (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC07-76ID01570
- OSTI ID:
- 6845390
- Report Number(s):
- EGG-M-06084; CONF-8404165-1; ON: DE84012526
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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