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First Thought of Fortran
In 1953, John Backus, wrote Fortran and submitted his first draft to IBM. -
The First Fortran Complier was Released
In 1956, the first FORTRAN complier was released. -
1956- Fortran First Came Out
In October of 1956, Fortran first came out to the public. People would now be able to learn coding. -
1958- Fortran II is Released
Fortran II came out shortly after Fortran I. Fortran II added a few key new features. It also added subroutines. -
1958- Fortran III Came Out
In 1958, only a few months after Fortran II came out, Fortran III came out. This Fortran had assembly line codes and machine dependent features. -
1961-Fortran IV Came Out
In 1961, Fortran IV came out. This new updated version of Fortran came because of things that the customers wanted. This Fortran removed machine dependent features. -
1962- Fortran IV Was Released to the Public
In 1962, Fortran IV was released to the public. It was released with the Standard American Standard Association. -
1966- Fortran 66 Came Out
In 1966, Fortran 66 came out! It was one of the most significant developments in Fortran. -
1978- Fortran 77 Came Out!
In 1978, Fortran 77 came out! It added many new features. Many of these features made it easy for people. -
1992- Fortran 90 Came Out and Resolved Problems of Fortran 77
In 1992, Fortran 90 came out and resolved problems of Fortran 77. Fortran 90 added many new keys and features. -
1997- Fortran 95 Came Out and Provided Minor Revisions to Fortran 90
In 1997, Fortran 95 came out and provided minor revisions to Fortran 90. It was to solve some problems from Fortran 90. It also added some extensions. -
2003- Fortran 2003 Came Out
In 2003, Fortran 2003 came out and it had many new features. It was a major revision. It had many new enhancements such as support for international usage and input and output enhancements. -
2008- Fortran 2008 Came Out
In 2008, Fortran 2008 came out. It made minor upgrades. It made corrections to Fortran 2003.
