Re: How to supplant FORTRAN (Was: Algol-68 down for the count)

Article View: comp.lang.misc

Article #6001

#6001

From: Steven Ryan
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 1988 23:07

11 lines
1015 bytes

I agree languages are but a tool and should meet the needs of the users, but
what are the needs of users?

Does anyone have a wish list of concrete proposals to make life easier for
scientific programming and/or numerical analysis?
-- 
                                                   -- s m ryan
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commenting on the importance of student opinion to the adminstration,
Professor Deane declared, `Whether the students vote "yes" or "no" on an issue
is like telling me they like strawberries.'

Technical Details

Message-ID: <2176@garth.UUCP>

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!arisia!quintus!sri-unix!garth!smryan

References: <814@quintus.UUCP> <3762@hubcap.UUCP>

Show Full Headers

Complete Article Headers

Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!arisia!quintus!sri-unix!garth!smryan
From: smryan@garth.UUCP (Steven Ryan)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: How to supplant FORTRAN (Was: Algol-68 down for the count)
Message-ID: <2176@garth.UUCP>
Date: 10 Dec 88 23:07:23 GMT
References: <814@quintus.UUCP> <3762@hubcap.UUCP>
Reply-To: smryan@garth.UUCP (Steven Ryan)
Organization: INTERGRAPH (APD) -- Palo Alto, CA
Lines: 10

Reply to Parent Message