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In article <1990Dec7.215050.5689@ariel.unm.edu>, john@ghostwheel.unm.edu (John Prentice) writes:
> However, one of the major advantages of Fortran is
> its standardization and portability, something that I expect APL is
> lacking in.

There is an APL standard.  There is a "transfer" standard for APL
workspaces.  APL exists for PCs, Macs, /370s, others; check APL Quote Quad
and comp.lang.apl.  Put it this way, with APL around, calling Fortran a
"formula translator" and saying how natural it is is a sick joke.  (Oh
yes, modern APL includes complex.)

For numerical stuff, "design or develop in APL, recode in Fortran" makes
a lot of sense.

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