Fortress is a high-performance programming language designed for scientific and mathematical computations, emphasizing parallelism and ease of use for complex calculations. It aims to provide an intuitive syntax for domain experts while leveraging modern hardware capabilities.
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About Fortress
Fortress was created in 2005 by Sun Microsystems as part of the DARPA High Productivity Computing Systems project. It aimed to address the needs of high-performance computing with a focus on scientific and mathematical applications, leveraging parallelism and modern hardware capabilities.
Fortress's strengths included its focus on parallelism, intuitive syntax for mathematical computations, and performance optimization. Weaknesses involved its complexity, steep learning curve, and limited adoption. Competitors included Fortran, MATLAB, and Julia.
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A Fortress expert must have strong skills in parallel computing, mathematical and scientific programming, and familiarity with high-performance computing architectures. Proficiency in Fortress's syntax and semantics, as well as experience with compiler design and optimization techniques, is essential.
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