Re:Why physicists still use Fortran
by dfgasfjhjhsdojj on Sunday December 18, 2016 @04:17PM
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Fortran hasn't been all caps for nearly 30 years now...
It is very easy for a physical scientist to write Fortran that performs well - the syntax looks very similar to the maths that is being modeled. It is a lot harder for a scientist to write tight C code.
It is very easy for a physical scientist to write Fortran that performs well - the syntax looks very similar to the maths that is being modeled. It is a lot harder for a scientist to write tight C code.