I won't argue with that, but I'd just like to say that the newest Fortran versions actually make a quite modern language. Most of its quirks are related with c

I won't argue with that, but I'd just like to say that the newest Fortran versions actually make a quite modern language. Most of its quirks are related with compatibility with older versions. If a new version without that handicap was released today, it may look nicer than most people think.