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Grace Hopper: from early compilers to COBOL
Discover how Grace Hopper helped transform programming by making computers translate readable instructions into machine operations.
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John Backus: FORTRAN, BNF, and the rejection of machine code
Discover how John Backus led the creation of FORTRAN, formalized language syntax, and proposed another way to think about programs.
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FORTRAN: proving that a compiler could compete with assembly
How John Backus's team created FORTRAN, persuaded scientists to adopt a high-level language, and founded a lasting heritage of numerical computing.
3 August 20265 minRead