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Article #2276Re: Fortran vs. C for numerical work
From: BRADBERRY,JOHN L
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 1990 21:41
Date: Mon, 03 Dec 1990 21:41
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The really sad thing about a lot of these kinds of debates is that many people are frustrated at the long 'learning curve' for C. Many who have programmed in other languages for years don't want to be forced to 're-think' their programming style to suit a language. However, the fact that one HAS programmed for years in a language is perhaps a good reason to take a step back and consider some alternative methods. It's too bad that it takes more time than many are willing to invest... -- John L. Bradberry |Georgia Tech Research Inst|uucp:..!prism!gt4512c Scientific Concepts Inc. |Microwaves and Antenna Lab|Int : gt4512c@prism 2359 Windy Hill Rd. 201-J|404 528-5325 (GTRI) |GTRI:jbrad@msd.gatech. Marietta, Ga. 30067 |404 438-4181 (SCI) |'...is this thing on..?'
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!uflorida!mailer.cc.fsu.edu!prism!gt4512c From: gt4512c@prism.gatech.EDU (BRADBERRY,JOHN L) Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc Subject: Re: Fortran vs. C for numerical work Message-ID: <18016@hydra.gatech.EDU> Date: 3 Dec 90 21:41:45 GMT References: <2392:Nov2902:59:0590@kramden.acf.nyu.edu> <7339@lanl.gov> <1990Nov30.145649.17688@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1990Nov30.163613.9562@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> <1980@mts.ucs.UAlberta.CA> Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology Lines: 13