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My dad studied CS at UW in the 70s. He told me about using a language called “WATFIV” (pronounced “Wat Five”), which stood for “Waterloo FORTRAN Four.” Now tha
by Waterluvian 4y ago
My dad studied CS at UW in the 70s. He told me about using a language called “WATFIV” (pronounced “Wat Five”), which stood for “Waterloo FORTRAN Four.”
Now that is Waterloo Style.
- Turing_Machine 4y agoThat was actually a double joke. The predecessor was called WATFOR ("what for"), so, of course, the successor became WATFIV.
- Waterluvian 4y agoNaming is hard so let’s just throw caution to the wind and have some fun.
- bregma 4y agoIt stood for "Waterloo FORTRAN IV" which makes more sense. Well, you know what I mean. I used it professionally for years in the 1980s. It wasn't just a teaching language.