Fortran reminded me of John Backus. I had read about him and about his FP language early in my career, when I was reading up on all kinds of computer subjects.

Fortran reminded me of John Backus. I had read about him and about his FP language early in my career, when I was reading up on all kinds of computer subjects. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Backus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Backus https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function-level_programming https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Function-level_programming https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP_(programming_language) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FP_(programming_language)