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Can Fortran survive another 15 years?

• Rochus 3y ago
  Duplicate: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35738763 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35738763
• zaikunzhang 3y ago
  This is a review of https://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-23-23992 https://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lar...
• mikerg87 3y ago
  Staffing will remain the the biggest challenge. Attracting scientists and mathematicians who understand the problem domain of what this body of Fortran represents is critical. These persons will either lead continued development in Fortran or oversee the AI conversion onto another platform.
• jleyank 3y ago
  COBOL has outlasted my hacking period (52 and counting) so yeah, Fortran can survive as long as those “dusty decks” run and generate value. If people truly know how to develop and maintain programs, the language itself is just a detail.