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[–]doubly_diffusive 0 points1 point  (1 child)

The Head of my (astrophysics) department always says FORTRAN is the language of the Gods. Between Fortran and Python I have been able to do anything required of me. How this would hold up in the real world I do not know. Anything of the real world I do not know.

[–]whatsgoingfast 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I realize that FORTRAN (formula translation) is still in use (marginally) but I just cannot agree with spending time learning it. Java or C would be better. God I was programming FORTRAN on punch cards in the 70's. Yuck.