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On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 07:16:08PM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote |
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> On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:23:58 +0200, pk wrote: |
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> > It refuses to die because it's still very useful in certain niche areas |
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> > (hpc, numerical computing etc.) where "modern" languages doesn't cut |
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> > it... :-) |
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> Or so the Fortran programmers with jobs to protect will tell you... |
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Actually, it was what non-professional programmers used before |
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computer spreadsheet programs existed. It was just the thing for |
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crunching numbers and text. It was because it was used by |
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non-professional programmers that so many old Fortran programs are |
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spaghetti code. A properly-written, structured Fortran program is quite |
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usable and easily followed. |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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