FORTRAN, "the Infantile Disorder", By Now Nearly 20 Years Old, Is Hopelessly Inadequate For Whatever Computer Application You Have In Mind Today

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FORTRAN, "the infantile disorder", by now nearly 20 years old, is hopelessly
inadequate for whatever computer application you have in mind today: it is
too clumsy, too risky, and too expensive to use.
-- Edsger W. Dijkstra, SIGPLAN Notices, Volume 17, Number 5

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