Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!atha!aunro!alberta!mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA!Al_Dunbar From: userAKDU@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA (Al Dunbar) Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran Subject: Re: FORTRAN vs. "PC languages" Message-ID: Date: 4 Jun 91 04:10:20 GMT References: <31746@rouge.usl.edu> Organization: MTS Univ of Alberta Lines: 25 In article , fitz@mml0.meche.rpi.edu (Brian Fitzgerald) writes: >Lafleur L Dwynn writes: > >>Some schools of engineering are, in fact, replacing FORTRAN with >>others as the language of choice. > >Why would a dean of engineering declare a language of choice? :-) > >Brian Indeed! And while in the process of forcing a "language of choice" on the students, why would they settle on "others" to be this language? This must certainly be a generic school! I would go there if I could -- the answer to every exam question would be "none of the above". It would be hard to get a job, though, if you had to write "other" or "not applicable" to indicate your major or specialization. Of course, it might be impressive to put "varying" for "degrees". "salary expectation" could be made more specific, with "certainly". -------------------+------------------------------------------- Al Dunbar | Edmonton, Alberta | Disclaimer: "not much better than CANADA | datclaimer" -------------------+-------------------------------------------