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pletnes
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Fortran has had pure functions and subroutines since well before any of the cool languages. Not that I recommend it in particular.
longemen3000
on Sept 24, 2019
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IN PARTICULAR,I DO NOT LIKE A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE SCREAMING AT ME.(well, the last versions seem calmer)
pletnes
on Sept 24, 2019
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For some reason, a lot of fortran programmers insist on screaming, even though it’s been optional for 3 decades. I mostly program in python these days...
benj111
on Sept 24, 2019
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Backwards compatibility.
pletnes
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I’ve never encountered a compiler that needed ALL CAPS. I guess some people saw old code and just emulated that.
dagw
on Sept 24, 2019
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And by last version you mean any Fortran since Fortran 90.
benj111
on Sept 24, 2019
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Fortran had nearly everything before nearly all languages.
And I'm sure Fortran was cool back in the day, I'm sure it's due a comeback any day now.
ethelward
on Sept 24, 2019
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As a matter of fact, in its originally intended domain (i.e. scientific computing), it actually never stopped being a major player.
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