Computing prior to FORTRAN

Bemer, R. W.

doi:10.1145/1500774.1500876

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“…. was believing that when FORTRAN came along we wouldn't make any mistakes in coding", and cites a survey which indicated that FORTRAN programs typically had to be compiled up to 50 times before they were correct [4]. During the 1960s it was widely believed that the failure to be able reliably to produce correct software was causing severe problems for the software industry.…”

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