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Oral History of John Backus

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Celebrating 70 Years of Fortran

▲ 314 pointsstory by rbanffyOct 15, 20261 comment mentionRead on HN ↗
“The Computer History Museum collected an oral history[0] of John Backus[1] and there's some discussion about what computing was like when Fortran was created. I really enjoy CHM's oral histories. I'm …”— EvanAnderson, when sharing this video · read the comment ↗
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