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> optimization codes I'm curious do people in numerical specialties say "codes" (instead of "code")? I don't often hear it that way but I'm not in that special
by neolog 6y ago
> optimization codes
I'm curious do people in numerical specialties say "codes" (instead of "code")? I don't often hear it that way but I'm not in that specialty.
- xiii1408 6y agoYes. e.g., "I work on multiphysics codes." software => codes
- samatman 6y agoYes, this is a Fortran-ism which persists unto the present day.
- mturmon 6y agoReally common usage in science/numerical computing. I was trying to identify when, in normal usage, you'd say "numerical codes" rather than "numerical software" or just "numerical code". It seems a bit slippery! Some contexts where it's prevalent: supercomputing, Fortran, national labs, large or multifaceted software. I also associate it with manager-speak ("our team has ported 77% of the simulation codes to HPSS").