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From: sommar@seismo.CSS.GOV@enea.UUCP
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Subject: Pascal vs. Fortran
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Date: Tue, 17-Feb-87 20:52:13 EST
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Yes, I have heard that if I you want it to go fast and yet use a high-level
language, use Fortran. Fortran is the fastet language under VMS, they say.

Well, it may be fastest, but it is not the nicest to program in. 
Especially not if you're into system programming. All those %val, %loc
clutters up your code, not talking about the equivalence statements...

Anyway, I have just gone into a real-time project for VMS and currently
they're using Fortran and Macro. What I'd like to know if there is any one
who can give me *facts* on this issue. Are the code produced by the Pascal
compiler really so much slower than the one of the Fortran compiler? 
Especially if you are using all these fancy Fortran-8X features, which 
doesn't to be aimed to make quick programmes.
  If you have facts that are supporting my view, please give me references
so I can convince the other project members.

Erland Sommarskog
ENEA Data, Stockholm, Sweden
sommar@enea.UUCP