Charles Curley wrote: > On Fri, Dec 14, 2007 at 01:49:40PM -0700, Mister E wrote: > >> Fortran77 might be a different story. I still have not recouped the >> college course fees, in wages, directly relating to that material I >> learned a billion computer light-years ago. > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > Well, I think I know why you aren't making much money using Fortran in > astronomical applications. You and Han Solo. :-)
Using python, I can code anything you can code in Fortran77 in less than 10 parsecs. > > The navigation software that JPL used to guide the Voyager spacecraft > past Jupiter and Saturn was done in Fortran. They may still be using > that code, for all I know. /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
