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Fortran vs Microsoft Small Basic

A side-by-side look at Fortran and Microsoft Small Basic. 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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Microsoft Small Basic

Microsoft Small Basic

Development

Microsoft Small Basic is a free programming language and development environment designed to introduce programming concepts to beginners. It uses a BASIC-like syntax and includes a library of pre-built functions to simplify coding.

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