Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles; site convex.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!vax135!houxz!houxm!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!graham From: graham@convex.UUCP Newsgroups: net.lang Subject: Re: Why FORTRAN - (nf) Message-ID: <37000003@convex.UUCP> Date: Wed, 20-Jun-84 14:44:00 EDT Article-I.D.: convex.37000003 Posted: Wed Jun 20 14:44:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 07:21:53 EDT References: <2735@ecsvax.UUCP> Lines: 14 Nf-ID: #R:ecsvax:-273500:convex:37000003:000:422 Nf-From: convex!graham Jun 20 13:44:00 1984 #R:ecsvax:-273500:convex:37000003:000:422 convex!graham Jun 20 13:44:00 1984 > FORTRAN is unique among modern programming languages of any wide MODERN?? Around here, we call it COCKROACH, recalling a comment made by Mark Halpern: FORTRAN is the cockroach of the software world: Its been here forever It will never change (f77 retains most of the quirks of f66) It will be here forever or words to that effect. Marv Graham; ConVex Computer Corp. {allegra,ihnp4,uiucdcs,ctvax}!convex!graham