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else if (n <= 2)
return 1;
else {
unsigned int a,b,c;
a = 1;
b = 1;
while (1) {
c = a + b;
if (n <= 3) return c;
a = b;
b = c;
n--;
}
}
}

So evolved high level programming languages to make it simpler to write
complex programming codes that are the engine room of all those pro-
grams we take for granted on our computers today. The development of
Functions which are groups of statements that together, perform a task
and Procedures which are subprograms that, instead of returning a single
value, obtain a group of results.

The granddaddy of all the high level or structured programs is probably
Fortran, although other may have taken precedence. As its name implies –
Formula Translation was developed for the scientific environment. Other
specific languages followed with Cobol – Common Business Orientated
Language used primarily for business, finance and administration sys-
tems. Then along came Basic – Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruc-
tion Code to enable enable people in other fields than scientific and busi-
ness to access and control computers. This language became so popular,
that in the burgeoning world of the home computer, there were varieties
for every machine on the market.