What Does Fortran Mean?
Fortran, formerly written in all caps (FORTRAN), is a programming language designed for numeric computation and scientific computing. First introduced in 1954, Fortran is the oldest programming language and is still widely used. Its applications are found in the scientific fields, particularly numerical weather prediction, computational fluid dynamics and computational physics. Fortran is also quite popular in high-performance computing and is used in program benchmarking and ranking the world’s fastest supercomputers.
Techopedia Explains Fortran
Some of the characteristics making Fortran suitable for scientists include:
