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- From: gay@selkirk.sfu.ca (Ian D. Gay)
- Subject: Re: Real Programmers
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- Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
- References: <DODD.92Dec12062844@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu> <1992Dec14.235245.2307@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <DODD.92Dec15053719@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu> <1992Dec15.170343.10342@craycos.com> <DODD.92Dec15142737@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu>
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 00:38:40 GMT
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- dodd@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu (Lawrence R. Dodd) writes:
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- >>>>>> "James" == James Davies <jrbd@craycos.com> writes:
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- > James> In article <DODD.92Dec15053719@mycenae.cchem.berkeley.edu> dodd@roebling.poly.edu writes:
- >>
- >>>>>>> "Doctor" == Doctor FORTRAN <jsvrc@rc.rit.edu> writes:
- >>
- >> Doctor> 101 Format (100 (' :-)'), /, ' For the Humor-impared.')
- >> Doctor> Write (Kout, 101)
- >>
- >> line 2: Error: attempt to use undefined variable "kout"
- >> line 2: Error: bad unit specifier type in write statement
- >> Compilation failed
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- > James> Real FORTRAN programmers always write to unit 6, and then bitch about
- > James> the compiler being broken when it doesn't work. write(*,101) is for
- > James> sissies :-)
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- >Real FORTRAN programmers don't use lowercase letters, no excess space, no
- >commas unless the compiler complains, and no unit number that can be
- >remembered. so
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- > 85367 FORMAT(100(':-)')/'FOR THE HUMOR-IMPARED.')
- > WRITE(6,85367)
- >
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- Don't real programmers say 3H:-) etc?
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