... As part of International Year of Astronomy 2009, the Irish Astronomical Association is pleased to announce a major public competition, with substantial prizes, for all ages, and in various categories, so that anyone can enter. ... Entries can be made in any one, or more than one, of the following subject areas and categories: . ... Senior: 16 years of age and above. ... Eligibility: this competition is open to anyone resident in the island of Ireland during the period 1 January to 31 October 2009. ...

Fortran is a simple language . Fortran has always existed . Fortran compilers are generally available . Earlier the first programming language . ... Good at numerical analysis and technical calculations . ... A large number of programs and routines in Fortran are exchanged internationally . ... Fortran doesn't have reserved words, it has short identifiers, the identifiers do not have to be specified . ... Fortran programs are usually less well structured then Pascal programs . ...