So-Called Real Programmers and FORTRAN

From: R. D. Davis <rdd_at_rddavis.org>
Date: Sun May 5 13:12:28 2002

Quothe Sellam Ismail, from writings of Sat, May 04, 2002 at 11:57:07AM -0700:
> It could be argued that any language with line numbers is not a real
> programming language, but merely, say, a beginner's all purpose symbolic
> instruction code.

However, FORTRAN is a real language, and it's perfect for numerical
computations. Check out:

http://sax.ifctr.mi.cnr.it/~lucio/WWW/cgi-lib/

http://sax.ifctr.mi.cnr.it/~lucio/WWW/Opinions/fortran.html

...and, when you're ready to begin using FORTRAN for CGI scripts,
GOTO the following web page:

http://sax.ifctr.mi.cnr.it/~lucio/WWW/cgi-lib/

:-)

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