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Fortran has had pure functions and subroutines since well before any of the cool languages. Not that I recommend it in particular.

• longemen3000 7y ago
  IN PARTICULAR,I DO NOT LIKE A PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE SCREAMING AT ME.(well, the last versions seem calmer)
  • dagw 7y ago
    And by last version you mean any Fortran since Fortran 90.
  • pletnes 7y ago
    For some reason, a lot of fortran programmers insist on screaming, even though it’s been optional for 3 decades. I mostly program in python these days...
    • benj111 7y ago
      Backwards compatibility.
      • pletnes 7y ago
        I’ve never encountered a compiler that needed ALL CAPS. I guess some people saw old code and just emulated that.
• benj111 7y ago
  Fortran had nearly everything before nearly all languages. And I'm sure Fortran was cool back in the day, I'm sure it's due a comeback any day now.
  • ethelward 7y ago
    As a matter of fact, in its originally intended domain (i.e. scientific computing), it actually never stopped being a major player.