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<p>implementation easier but hindered the creation of complex programs. <a href="page.php?w=Fortran">Fortran</a>, developed by <a href="page.php?w=John_Backus">John Backus</a> at <a href="page.php?w=International_Business_Machines">International Business Machines</a> (IBM) starting in 1954, was the first major programming language to remove the obstacles presented by machine code in the creation of complex programs. Fortran was a <a href="page.php?w=compiled_language">compiled language</a> that allowed named variables, complex expressions, subprograms,</p><p>
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