Fortran 90 came with matlab syntax for arrays. Slicing, operators work on entire arrays, etc. Much more high level than C, and often faster, but safer and easie

Fortran 90 came with matlab syntax for arrays. Slicing, operators work on entire arrays, etc. Much more high level than C, and often faster, but safer and easier: no pointers needed. Fortran 77 is just a nightmare, like you said. Not many people recommend C++ styles from the 80s either.