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Article #578Re: m2 for scientific computation
From: Timothy Alan Anderson
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:05
Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1992 17:05
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In article <1992Aug25.105519.3967@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz> ecmtwhk@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz (Thomas Koenig) writes: >I think Modula-2 still has a good chance to replace FORTRAN as the >primary language for scientific computing. > Ya, and C has a good chance to replace COBOL as the primary language for business computing. Get serious. Modula2 is dead. It's a shame! I was just telling someone after looking at a C++ example, "Luckily I learned Modula-2 first. I do all this stuff allready, I just have to learn a different syntax". And let's all thank the Ada-2 folks for nailing the coffin shut... tima@sequent.com
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Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!sequent!muncher.sequent.com!tima From: tima@sequent.com (Timothy Alan Anderson) Subject: Re: m2 for scientific computation Message-ID: <1992Aug25.170550.6706@sequent.com> Sender: usenet@sequent.com (usenet ) Nntp-Posting-Host: family.sequent.com Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc. References: <1992Aug25.105519.3967@ccu1.aukuni.ac.nz> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 92 17:05:50 GMT Lines: 18