Fortran

Fortran is a general-purpose, compiled imperative programming language that is used in numeric computation and scientific computing. Fortran beguin dominating this area of programming early on and conitune to do for 6 decades. Fortran encompasses a lineage of versions evolved to add extensions to the language. Fortran's design was the basis for many other programming languages. Among the better known is BASIC , which is based on FORTRAN II with a number of syntax cleanups, notably better logical structures,and other changes to work more easily in an interactive environment.