Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On Tue, 1 Oct 2024, rbowman wrote:

On Tue, 1 Oct 2024 00:56:56 -0400, 186282@ud0s4.net wrote:
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   Technically, I agree. However, as mentioned, PRACTICAL issues
   intervene. Time/MONEY/reliability are also very important. These
   ain't the filthy-rich 60s anymore so if it WORKS you DON'T mess with
   it.

>
There comes a point in many projects when you realize that the effort
helped define the criteria and while you have a better understanding of
the problem you really should scrap the code and start over. Time, money,
and ego involvement ensure that seldom happens.
>

I think there's some old programmer saying from the beginning of time, that says something like the third time I completely rewrite the program it gets done right.
Don't remember the exact quote nor the originator sadly.