Re: What can be done in FORTRAN that cannot be done in C/C++?
From: Catherine Rees Lay (spamtrap_at_polyhedron.org.uk)
Date: 06/30/04
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Date: Wed, 30 Jun 2004 09:57:22 +0100
In article <12796de5.0406291956.4bd1dfac@posting.google.com>, Marco A.
Cruz Q. <macruzq@todito.com> writes
>Of course I do not want flame wars! Simply, after having written
>programs in several languages, I cannot find a reason to keep
>programming in FORTRAN (which I like very much). I can do a matrix
>inverse in C/C++or even in Qbasic (compiled). And with the today's
>processors, this can be done very reliably. So it comes the question:
>What is REALLY FORTRAN good at? Everything can be done in C/C++! Give
>me a task that rather MUST be done in FORTRAN
>
>Regards
>
>Marco A. Cruz Quevedo
Keep programming in it because it works for you! That's the only reason
that matters. You can do a matrix inverse in any language you like. Many
(including Fortran) are good at it. There is no task that must be done
in Fortran. There is no task that must be done in C++. There is no task
that must be done in Qbasic. Pick the one that suits you.
Why do you feel you need a reason to keep programming in Fortran? Ask
rather, what your reason is to switch to C++. "Because it's possible to
rewrite my Fortran code using it" doesn't seem like a very good one to
me.
Catherine.
-- Catherine Rees Lay To email me, use my first name in front of the "at".
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