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Because most scientists write code in Fortran '77, which is interpreted, meaning that "code" == "program".
by madaxe 15y ago
Because most scientists write code in Fortran '77, which is interpreted, meaning that "code" == "program".
- wolfgangK 15y agoI would have sworn that Fortran was compiled.
- lcargill99 15y agoIt is.
- madaxe 15y agoWhoops, you're right, I'm talking utter crap!
- graphene 15y agoFrom my experience, the most used languages in scientific programming are Fortran 90, C/C++, and Matlab with a considerable number of legacy codes written in FORTRAN 77. Also, FORTRAN 77 is most definitely not an interpreted language.