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| − | Jean Sammet (1928-) is the | + | Jean Sammet (1928-) is the writer of [[FORMAC]], an extension of the [[FORTRAN]] programming language. She was also one of the people who helped design [[COBOL]] and she wrote ''Programming languages: history and fundamentals.'' In 1989, In recognition of her work with programming languages and her writing she was awarded the Lovelace Award. <ref>http://www.awc-hq.org/lovelace/1989.htm</ref> |
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Jean Sammet (1928-) is the writer of FORMAC, an extension of the FORTRAN programming language. She was also one of the people who helped design COBOL and she wrote Programming languages: history and fundamentals. In 1989, In recognition of her work with programming languages and her writing she was awarded the Lovelace Award. [1]