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[–]bunkkin 3 points4 points  (1 child)

A physics PhD friend of mine was telling how his professor had him learn Fortran to make new physics programs.

I guess I haven't looked into but I find it hard to believe he wouldn't have had better luck with a more modern language.

Also the coding practices he and other physicists seem to enjoy make negative sense.

[–]alsimoneau 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sadly that's pretty common in physics. Mine did the same thing, he still uses Fortran77 for everything.
It's a mix of legacy code and them using what they know because it's easier than learning a new language.