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minus-squareButtonslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·4 hours agoFortran is still a good language for some purposes I think. And I feel the same way, C++ tries to solve the problem of having too many features by adding more features.
minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 hour ago… for the very reason that Fortran you can grasp in an evening.
minus-squareTroy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up7·4 hours agoDon’t get me wrong. There is still a time and a place for Fortran. And this will also likely always be the case for C++. But I’m not sure it is entirely wise to choose it if you’re creating a new project anymore.
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·47 minutes agoI’m barely competent at programming. What is the use case for Fortran, besides maintaining ancient code?
Fortran is still a good language for some purposes I think.
And I feel the same way, C++ tries to solve the problem of having too many features by adding more features.
… for the very reason that Fortran you can grasp in an evening.
Don’t get me wrong. There is still a time and a place for Fortran. And this will also likely always be the case for C++. But I’m not sure it is entirely wise to choose it if you’re creating a new project anymore.
I’m barely competent at programming. What is the use case for Fortran, besides maintaining ancient code?