Re: F90 -> C

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 >From rupley!root -AatT- cs.arizona.edu Wed Dec 11 15:34:10 1991
 Date: Wed, 11 Dec 91 20:35:50 GMT
 From: rupley!root -AatT- cs.arizona.edu (Super-User)
 To: arizona!ccl.net!chemistry-request -AatT- cs.arizona.edu
 Subject: Re:  F90 -> C
 Cc: rupley!local -AatT- cs.arizona.edu
 If you are writing small programs, say 1000 lines or less of source
 code, then probably it doesn't matter what language you use.  Whatever
 is convenient for you or your environment.
 If you are part of a large project, say 10000 lines or more of source,
 then if you and your colleagues are using Fortran, you probably
 shouldn't be. Fortran doesn't support a high enough level of
 abstraction.
 I would be interested to see a comment from someone who (1) has been
 part of a large project (10000+ lines of source) written in Fortran,
 (2) has written both C (or C++, etc)  and Fortran code, and (3) would
 use Fortran again for a large project.
 Except for a posting like the above, I would hope that this thread
 could end.
 John Rupley
 Biochemistry
 rupley -AatT- cs.arizona.edu
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