Re: The joy of FORTRAN

On 10/17/24 3:30 PM, Kerr-Mudd, John wrote:

On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:02:24 -0700
John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> wrote:
 

On Thu, 17 Oct 2024 10:17:51 +0200
R Daneel Olivaw <Danny@hyperspace.vogon.gov> wrote:
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How the f*** did this discussion end up in a "The joy of FORTRAN"
thread on alt.folklore.computers, crossposted to comp.os.linux.misc?
False flag?  Mission creep?
Time to channel my inner Andrea Bocelli / Sarah Brightman.

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Unfortunately, there's not much we can do about trolls other than
starve them.
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 So we need more on topic stuff.
 erm what's the format for the FORMAT command?

   The need for it has been 'depricated'. However
   it was one of the more confusing bits of the
   language. You can still see vestiges of it in
   some Python, even Pascal, fine-formatting
   commands however.
   MOSTLY, FORTRAN is very straight-up procedural
   and cleanly structured. It's still as good as
   most any language for writing apps - and still
   esp strong when heavy math is required. The
   old Dilberts built it right.