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From: bzs@bu-cs.BU.EDU (Barry Shein)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: FORTRAN Horror
Message-ID: <21064@bu-cs.BU.EDU>
Date: 30 Mar 88 08:28:04 GMT
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In-reply-to: lamaster@ames.arpa's message of 29 Mar 88 16:58:21 GMT



Ok, this is getting silly.

There's one good reason to program in Fortran: The software subsystems
you need to attach to are written in or designed to interface to Fortran.

This has caused me to write a lot of Fortran in my day and I don't
remember being severely traumatized by the experience.

There's one bad reason to program in Fortran: It's the only language
you know (or want to know.)

This has caused me to re-write a lot of other people's brain-damaged
Fortran in my time, and I do remember being severely traumatized by
the experience.

In the end it's all about getting the job done and done correctly and
efficiently. But that rarely enters into these discussions.

	-Barry Shein, Boston University