Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!swrinde!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!mcnc!uvaarpa!murdoch!murdoch.acc.virginia.edu!bglenden From: bglenden@colobus.cv.nrao.edu (Brian Glendenning) Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran Subject: Why is FORTRAN extended bad Message-ID: Date: 11 Apr 91 05:31:39 GMT Sender: usenet@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU Organization: National Radio Astronomy Observatory Lines: 15 A lot of people (including, obviously, big name vendors) think that FORTRAN extended is a bad thing. I would be interested in learning what these reasons are. For our purposes the "it's not FORTRAN any more, it's a new language" argument isn't very important. Otherwise what are the (purported) flaws? If possible, please respond by email and I will post a summary of responses when they have finished trickling in. Brian -- Brian Glendenning - National Radio Astronomy Observatory bglenden@nrao.edu bglenden@nrao.bitnet (804) 296-0286