30 Oct
2015
30 Oct
'15
9:35 a.m.
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 09:01:38AM -0700, Chuck Guzis wrote:
On 10/30/2015 02:29 AM, Liam Proven wrote:
Joe still loves his Fortran. In fact, many Scientist/Engineers seem to
still use Fortran.
http://www.physics.princeton.edu/pulsar/K1JT/i
?Why NASA Needs a Programmer Fluent In
60-Year-Old Languages
I think the demise of FORTRAN is overstated. That there is an X3 group
still advancing the language attests to that. While FORTRAN may be a
60-year old language, Fortran is not.
As far as assembly, I don't believe that it's a dead language. When you
need simple, rugged, low-power hardware, it's still a very good way to go.
--Chuck
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