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From: fouts@lemming.nas.nasa.gov.nas.nasa.gov (Marty Fouts)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Fortran versus C for numerical analysis
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Date: 30 Aug 88 00:27:11 GMT
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Reply-To: fouts@lemming.nas.nasa.gov (Marty Fouts)
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I am looking for opinions of experienced
numerical/scientific/engineering programmers along the lines of why
Fortran is a better language than C for numerical analysis.

Actually, I'll take any opinions at all as a starting point.

I'm particularly interested in hearing from people who have actually
attempted significant (your definition) implementations in C and gone
back to Fortran, and from people who are just simply unwilling to use
C at all.

Reply to me, and I'll sumarize if there is enough interest:

fouts@lemming.nas.nasa.gov

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