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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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quams69@lemmy.world
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The tile flooring in the image is asbestos, fun fact

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lobsticle 🦞@lemmy.world
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And the program finally completed today! 🎉

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SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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And you’re saying it Fort_ran_?

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lhamil64@programming.dev
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Any idea what that first program was?

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jballs@sh.itjust.works
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I’m guessing “Hello world” followed shortly by “send nudes”.

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HamsterRage@lemmy.ca
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FORTRAN IV was the first language I learned to program in. Punch cards!!!

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Elise@beehaw.org
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That must’ve been a punch of fun

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