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Re:Is Fortran better than Python for teaching basics of nume... by noobermin on Wednesday September 24, 2025 @05:15AM (#45357971)
Fortran is nowadays a DSL for computational codes. If you don't know why you would or could use it, you're not the target audience for it.

Calling it a DSL is a bit rich given the history of computing but at least that way at least CS and developer types will know how to regard it.

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