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minus-squareTroy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoDon’t get me wrong. There is still a time and a place for Fortran. And this will also likely always be the case for C++. But I’m not sure it is entirely wise to choose it if you’re creating a new project anymore.
minus-squareClay_pidgin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·3 months agoI’m barely competent at programming. What is the use case for Fortran, besides maintaining ancient code?
minus-squareTroy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 months agoIt was designed from its very start to be used for numerical computing. So the language it built around it and it sort of excels in that use case. This used to be the holy bible of numerical methods, if you want to see some sample code: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nrbook.com/book_F210.html
Don’t get me wrong. There is still a time and a place for Fortran. And this will also likely always be the case for C++. But I’m not sure it is entirely wise to choose it if you’re creating a new project anymore.
I’m barely competent at programming. What is the use case for Fortran, besides maintaining ancient code?
It was designed from its very start to be used for numerical computing. So the language it built around it and it sort of excels in that use case.
This used to be the holy bible of numerical methods, if you want to see some sample code: https://s3.amazonaws.com/nrbook.com/book_F210.html