John Smith wrote:
But, Roy, Fortran is a dead language--even my beloved Pascal, which I hate
to admit, is a dead language... with the power, speed and freedom of "C++"
all other languages are obsolete (even assembly has fallen--just drop to
inline assembly and write in assembly code) unless they run on minimal
platforms (thin clients)...
I would like to say, "This is just my opinion." However, I will stand
beside this as being fact... frown
Reports of Fortrans demise are greatly exxagerated. Dead since the late
70's, but still in use.
- Mike KB3EIA -
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