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From: Robin Atwood <robin.atwood@×××××××××.net>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Re: Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?
Date: Thu, 23 Jun 2011 20:09:20
Message-Id: 201106232104.46043.robin.atwood@attglobal.net
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Re: Do we have to build gcc with fortran now? by Alan McKinnon
1 On Thursday 23 Jun 2011, Alan McKinnon wrote:
2 > On Thursday 23 June 2011 19:16:08 Neil Bothwick did opine thusly:
3 > > On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:23:58 +0200, pk wrote:
4 > > > It refuses to die because it's still very useful in certain
5 > > > niche areas (hpc, numerical computing etc.) where "modern"
6 > > > languages doesn't cut it... :-)
7 > >
8 > > Or so the Fortran programmers with jobs to protect will tell you...
9 > >
10 > > You'll be telling us there's still a place for Cobol next :-O
11 >
12 > Of course there's a place for Cobol, a classic one is in the bank my
13 > gf does data warehousing at.
14 >
15 > There's not a single soul in the entire bank that is willing to sign
16 > off on a project to replace the Cobol that has run
17 > justfinethanksverymuch for 25+ years
18
19 It's the latest thing! http://visualcobol.microfocus.com/
20
21 -Robin
22 --

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Re: [gentoo-user] [OT] Re: Do we have to build gcc with fortran now? Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com>