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Languages

In HEP, the principle computational language was, for several decades, Fortran. In the early 1990s OO (Object Oriented) languages such a C++ and Java began to make an impact and today C++ dominates in off-line applications such as Monte Carlo, Event Reconstruction and Physics Analysis. However Fortran still plays a significant part in a number of experiments, particularly those that are well into the data taking stage.

We won't attempt to teach these languages here but the following are useful resources:-



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n west (IT Staff) 2009-01-08