Re: Converting fixed-to-free format

Joe Krahn <jkrahn@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

It sounds like you are saying Fortran is only alive now to keep all that
archaic code useful. If that's all Fortran is to you, then it's already
dead.

Look, Fortran is not used mainly to write word processors, or
silly games, or other programs with limited lifespan. It is
used for mathematical and engineering calculations. Those
programs and routines become "archaic" far slower one might
imagine. I am no fan of fixed format, and I'm an enthusiastic
user of F9x5, but I see no value added in REQUIRING periodic
revision of functioning code to get it working with the latest
standard. Quite the opposite: fiddling with working and proven
code just introduces errors.


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