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Ratfor

Ratfor (short for Rational Fortran) is a programming language implemented as a preprocessor for Fortran 66. It provides modern control structures, unavailable in Fortran 66, to replace GOTOs and statement numbers.

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Developer
Brian Kernighan
First appeared
1976 (1976)

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Ratfiv

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Ratfor

Nodes35
Edges34
Triples39
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.057143
Components1

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Ratfor

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related to history · 17
Ratfor → Bell Telephone Laboratories, Brian Kernighan, CSD-TR236, Douglas Comer, Dr, Experience, Furthermore, In, It, Kernighan, Mouse4, Plauger, Practice, Purdue, Purdue University, Software, Software Tools
related to Features · 9
Ratfor → Fortran, GE, GT, Kernighan, LT, Plauger, Ritchie, Software Tools, UNIX
related to Ratfiv · 7
Ratfor → C-like, Fortran, Rat Five, Rat Four, Ratfiv, RATional FORtran, The
related to External links · 3
Ratfor → Programming Languages, RatforPurdue, RatforRatfor90History
Developer · 1
Ratfor → Brian Kernighan
First appeared · 1
Ratfor → 1976 (1976)
Website · 1
Ratfor → sepwww.stanford.edu

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fortran ratfiv preprocessor kernighan software code source programming language version 66 plauger system tools available used purdue rational implemented provides

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RatforDeveloperBrian Kernighan1.00infobox
RatforFirst appeared1976 (1976)1.00infobox
RatforWebsitesepwww.stanford.edu1.00infobox
Ratforrelated to External linksRatforRatfor90History0.60section
Ratforrelated to External linksProgramming Languages0.60section
Ratforrelated to External linksRatforPurdue0.60section
Ratforrelated to FeaturesKernighan0.60section
Ratforrelated to FeaturesPlauger0.60section
Ratforrelated to FeaturesUNIX0.60section
Ratforrelated to FeaturesRitchie0.60section
Ratforrelated to FeaturesSoftware Tools0.60section
Ratforrelated to FeaturesFortran0.60section

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