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- From: sakalauk@coam.usm.edu (Peter Sakalaukus)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Why is C faster than FORTRAN?
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- Date: 12 Mar 1996 21:19:15 GMT
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- I have two programs, FORTRAN and C. They both use the same algorithm to
- manipulate numeric data. The larger the data file though, the faster the
- C version is, (in relation to the FORTARN program). I am running on a UNIX
- platform.
-
- My question is: what is the reason that C is so much quicker? Is C normally
- faster than FORTRAN?
-
- Thanks ...Pete
-