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Forum Meta => Archive => General Discussion Archive => Topic started by: Eluvatar on June 28, 2011, 07:43:38 PM

Title: FORTRAN
Post by: Eluvatar on June 28, 2011, 07:43:38 PM

Why do you hate fortran?

I hate fortran because I once worked on C code pretending to be C++ code which was a rewritten FORTRAN codebase. It was a monstrous thing, with weird comment styles and a terrifyingly loose structure.

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: Gulliver on June 28, 2011, 07:50:20 PM

I've never used it. Stop making me feel stupid.

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: Eluvatar on June 28, 2011, 08:56:28 PM

I've never actually used it either.

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: PoD Gunner on June 29, 2011, 11:04:42 AM

They should name a painkiller drug like that.
FORTRAN! AND THE HEADACHES KNOW THEY HAVE TO RUN!
Also use (http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcT5cwYOnaUMQYK2AJKqJzc5kAqUIoKwZvQpEJu7KNKtRffma6gM3w)as marketing icon. They'd sell like fresh bread!

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: Wast on June 29, 2011, 05:24:55 PM

Fortran 90 I am willing to accept. Its predecessor makes me want to cry, though.

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: Gulliver on June 30, 2011, 03:22:01 AM

Is it's predecessor Fortran 89?

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: Myroria on June 30, 2011, 04:44:50 AM

(http://s3.amazonaws.com/kym-assets/photos/images/original/000/029/323/Fortran.jpg?1259988258)

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: Gulliver on June 30, 2011, 04:45:13 AM

I don't understand.

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: Myroria on June 30, 2011, 04:47:51 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5fm-U1gks4

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: Romanar on July 01, 2011, 11:02:24 AM

Never used Fortran, but anything that's even older than COBOL must be bad!  Am I admitting my advanced age by admitting that I have worked with COBOL?   :-P

Title: Re: FORTRAN
Post by: Gulliver on July 01, 2011, 09:59:52 PM

You would be if I weren't stupid.