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Re:Fortran Package Manager by gspr on Thursday April 29, 2021 @07:22AM (#26979728)
> Also Compared to Python Fortran is an old school compiled language - you have to get used to working with a compline/link cycle without the interactivity that Python has.

I mean, yeah, Fortran is a bit old school, but being compiled is not exactly old school. Plenty of modern languages are compiled. I'd even say that Python and JS are the odd ones out from a modern perspective.

Re:Fortran Package Manager by Mauricebranagh on Thursday April 29, 2021 @11:27AM (#26982406)
It might be a bit of a shock for those coming only from interpreted languages though.