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  • Re: Naughty Fortran (was Re: naughty Pascal)

    From Lawrence D?Oliveiro@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 11, 2026 20:24:12
    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:55:32 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    "FORTRAN ... remains popular among engineers but despised elsewhere."

    Considering its enduring popularity among the supercomputing crowd,
    I?d say that assessment is a bit out of date.

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  • From c186282@3:633/10 to All on Sunday, January 11, 2026 18:00:32
    On 1/11/26 15:24, Lawrence D?Oliveiro wrote:
    On Sun, 11 Jan 2026 16:55:32 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

    "FORTRAN ... remains popular among engineers but despised elsewhere."

    Considering its enduring popularity among the supercomputing crowd,
    I?d say that assessment is a bit out of date.

    There's no reason to "despise" FORTRAN anyhow.
    It's a pretty straight-forwards sort of lang
    with an emphasis on numerical calx but in no
    way limited to that sphere.


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