Re: Fortran or C

From: Herman D. Knoble (SkipKnobleLESS_at_SPAMpsu.edu)
Date: 11/24/03 

Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 10:05:29 -0500

John: One other thought is to use a multi-platform wrapper that is known to be
good for string handling, like TCL.

Skip

On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 19:41:57 +0000, John smith <t.perzo@wanadoo.fr> wrote:

-|Thanks for the reply.
-|I take it you mean that the compiler checks for these semantic errors in
-|the program (ie. nothing to do with text file handling) ?
-|well, that seemed ovbious to me, but now that you mention it, yes I do.
-|As for whether I know of C(++) compilers that do that, I have precisely
-|no idea.
-|So that would "limit" me to fortran as you say.
-|BUT, should I understand by what you say that I'd _have_ to use fortran
-|even though C(++) would offer me other facilities fortran wouldn't ?
-|Also, this does not tell me much about text-handling facilities
-|comparison between the languages.
-|Don't get me wrong, I understand your point and value it since I had not
-|considered it, but I do not wish to choose a language on a "last option"
-|basis : if C(++) offered a wide range of easy-to-use text handling tools
-|I might seriously consider using it even though it did not do too well
-|(or not at all) on the semantic parts.
-|G.
-|Herman D. Knoble wrote:
-|> One question: Do you want run-time diagnostics in case of semantic
-|> errors like string ranges, subscripts out of range, uninitialized variables, etc.?
-|> If your answer is yes, you are by definition limited to Fortran:-) I know
-|> of no C or C++ compiler that offers such run-time diagnostics; do you?.
-|>
-|> Skip Knoble
-|>
-|> On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 18:36:51 +0000, John smith <t.perzo@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
-|>
-|> -|Hi,
-|> -|I am a mathematician who has embarked on a bit of a crossroads project
-|> -|involving both heavy text file reading and analysis, deriving numerical
-|> -|data from this analysis and analysing this data. (in short : quantifying
-|> -|a text file).
-|> -|Both are quite involved and this is where my dilemma starts.
-|> -|I have 15+ years in fortran / C / c++ programming with a slight
-|> -|tendency toward fortran and don't really know which to choose.
-|> -|So, basically, what I am wondering about is are both languages
-|> -|equivalent, in general, and thus would either be as good as the other?
-|> -|The reason I am asking is that I have begun coding in fortran and am
-|> -|experiencing some difficulties with handling text-based data. I am not
-|> -|sure if it is because of the intrinsic nature of the problem, of if it
-|> -|is a question of fortran being asked to do something it is not really
-|> -|designed to do, being a scientifically-oriented language.
-|> -|
-|> -|Anyone with an opinion on this matter would be appreciated
-|> -|P.S.: I know this is a fortran ng, but I hope replies will try and be as
-|> -|objective as possible.
-|> -|
-|> -|Thanks a million to all!
-|> -|
-|> -|G.
-|>
-|>
-|> Herman D. (Skip) Knoble, Research Associate
-|> (a computing professional for 38 years)
-|> Email: SkipKnobleLESS@SPAMpsu.edu
-|> Web: http://www.personal.psu.edu/hdk
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   Herman D. (Skip) Knoble, Research Associate
   (a computing professional for 38 years)
   Email: SkipKnobleLESS@SPAMpsu.edu
   Web: http://www.personal.psu.edu/hdk
   Penn State Information Technology Services
    Academic Services and Emerging Technologies
     Graduate Education and Research Services
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