5 Jan
2012
5 Jan
'12
12:18 a.m.
On 4 Jan 2012 at 13:51, Fred Cisin wrote:
<rant>
F90 and even Fortran77 are nice languages for some people,
BUT THEY AIN'T FORTRAN !
I was an alternate rep to X3J3 (vector extensions) for what was
supposed to be FORTRAN 8X, but the quarreling and threats from
various vendors made the meetings resemble blood feuds. At one
point, both DEC and IBM threatenned to leave--particularly bad form,
in my opinion.
I think the die was cast from the moment the committee decided that
the purpose of a standards committe was to invent language rather
than to certify certain current practices. Even today, I can't
stand to look at Fortran 90 or anything later. I can manage FORTRAN
77 because it tolerates FORTRAN 66 syntax.
They took my simple homespun darling and turned her into a harlot.
--Chuck