3 Feb
2020
3 Feb
'20
10:20 p.m.
On Mon, Feb 3, 2020 at 11:06 AM Larry McVoy <lm(a)mcvoy.com> wrote:
But in the CS department and then later at Sun,
everything I came
in contact with was in C. So in my world it wasn't a thing.
Mine either mind you, but ... like me, Sun sold a >>lot<< of high-end
systems to run Fortran codes. Like Masscomp, both firms compiler groups
had to ensure that our Fortran compilers were not just F77, but VMS FORTRAN
compliant - because when UNIX hit the scene, VMS FORTRAN was the *Lingua
Franca* of the users (but just not us system folks).
I always like to know what is paying the bills đ
Modern Fortran is apparently a lot more pleasant than what I learned.
Without a doubt, but I'd still rather not program in it.đ I just want to
make sure it works and runs really fast, so our customers want to use a
large number of our high-end chips and keep that robot in AZ that is
turning silicon into gold.