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Today, I would like to talk to you about whether people still use Fortran language. Many people may not know much about it. In order to make you understand better, the editor has summarized the following contents for you. I hope you can get something from this article.

Fortran is still used by some people, but it is generally used more in scientific computing.

It is the earliest computer high-level programming language in the world, and it is widely used in the field of science and engineering computing. After all, there is a reason for the existence of a language, and no language is perfect. Even languages such as C++ have some drawbacks. Although it is relatively old, some people are still willing to use it. Everyone's purpose is also different, some people just use fortran to learn, not to use it to do software engineering.

To put it simply, every computer language has its advantages and disadvantages. Can python compare speed with Fortran? Can C++ compare learnability and array operation with Fortran? Even if you don't say this, do you dare to convert the code left behind by the older generation into other languages? Lisp has been used for many years, but people still use it. Perl is a minority, and there are still a lot of people who use it. Even an ancient system like DOS still exists in most computers, and Fortran still has a long life. Computer language is a tool, as long as the meaning can be expressed clearly, then unless the people who speak the language are dead, it is necessary for the language to exist.

Fortran introduction:

FORTRAN language is the abbreviation of Formula Translation, which means "formula translation". It is designed for those problems that can be expressed by mathematical formulas in science, engineering or enterprise management, and its numerical calculation function is strong.

FORTRAN is the first high-level language in the world to be officially promoted. It was proposed in 1954 and officially used in 1956. It has a history of 60 years until 2014, but it is still the main language used in the field of numerical computing.

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