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From: hallidayd@yvax.byu.edu
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Re: Pointer examples and 8x
Message-ID: <646hallidayd@yvax.byu.edu>
Date: 24 Jun 89 01:33:54 GMT
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Walt, is this true?!?!?
(message <168@unmvax.unm.edu>)
>...
>that the addition of modules and derived types was at least, if not more,
>important (but we need to parameterize the derived types to be useful--
>this was removed as a "simplification").
          ^^^^^^^       !?!?!?!?!?!?!?
>
>Walt Brainerd   Unicomp, Inc.  brainerd@unmvax.cs.unm.edu

Sounds real **BAD** to me!!

Yes I am very glad to be getting array processing, however, I definitely
do agree that the addition of modules and derived types are probably even
more important (in fact, array processing can probably be thought of as a
special case of derived type operator definition and handling).

(FLAME ON --- sorry, I don't usually do this, but...)
(NOT directed at Walt Brainerd --- he seems quite sensible)

As I pointed out to the committee last summer, we need Fortran to be
_innovative_, not just slightly improved (or young physicist, like myself,
will go elsewhere).  Do they _really_ want Fortran to remain ``FORtrash''
in our vernacular?

(FLAME OFF)

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