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@Math_files · Mar 18, 2026
Before Python, Java, or even C++, there was Fortran—the first major programming language. In 1957, John Backus and his team at IBM developed Fortran, making coding much easier than low-level machine code. Before Fortran, programmers had to write instructions in binary or
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Way before Fortran, there was a caveman who figured out how to make fire with sticks, but do we remember him? Noooo
07:50 AM · March 18, 2026 · 234.4K views
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