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Fortran vs Jython

A side-by-side look at Fortran and Jython. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Fortran

Fortran

Development

Fortran is a general-purpose, compiled imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing. Originally developed by IBM in the 1950s for scientific and engineering applications, Fortran came to dominate this area of programming early on and has been in continuous use for over half a century.

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Jython

Jython

Development

Jython is an implementation of the Python programming language designed to run on the Java platform. It allows Python code to make use of Java libraries and enables interoperability between Python and Java code.

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