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The very first high level ProgrammingLanguage ever invented. It was very limited in constructs, and the use of GOTO was very prevalent in [Fortran] programs. This prompted the hugely famous ''GOTO considered harmful'' article. The language has evolved over time, with current dialects supporting structured programming. To this day it is still the preferred language for number crunching applications on supercomputers, for which [Fortran] [Compiler]s have been heavily optimized.
;: "The primary purpose of the DATA statement is to give names to constants; instead of referring to pi as 3.141592653589793 at every appearance, the variable pi can be given that value with a DATA statement and used instead of the longer form of the constant. This also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change." %%% -- FORTRAN manual for Xerox computers
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