Kai Ponte wrote: > On Saturday 17 February 2007 03:30, Thomas Hertweck wrote: > >> Kai Ponte wrote: >> >>> [...] >>> >>> People still use FORTRAN? >>> >> Your knowledge about programming languages seems to be quite limited. >> > > Ha! > > >> For instance, Fortran is used in scientific and high-performance >> (numerical) computing, and many companies still have old Fortran code >> to maintain. Therefore the answer is: yes, people still use Fortran. >> > > My apologies - the sarchasm tag must have fallen off. > >
One thing to bear in mind, is that Fortran was designed for scientific use, just as Cobol was written for business needs.. That alone makes it superior to other languages for scientific and engineering programming, the right tool for the job etc. It has been updated many times over the years to keep it current. Incidentally, if you go back in computer history, you'll find that entire systems were optimized for the task, as computing power was too expensive to waste on unneeded function. So back in those days, you'd have computers & languages designed for business or scientific use. It wasn't until the early - mid sixties that "general purpose" computers started to appear. With computer power so cheap these days, such optimization is no longer needed. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
