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- From: fjh@munta.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Fergus James HENDERSON)
- Subject: Re: C versus FORTRAN debate
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- References: <1992Aug15.172219.2138@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de> <92231.155237HBO043@DJUKFA11.BITNET> <py0mz+n@lynx.unm.edu> <1992Aug19.143047.18550@ultb.isc.rit.edu> <jac.714336128@moonshine>
- Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 21:40:33 GMT
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- jac@moonshine.llnl.gov (James A. Crotinger) writes:
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- >jsvrc@rc.rit.edu (J A Stephen Viggiano) writes:
- >> >Continuing to compare F77 to languages like C is a bit silly.
- >> As is comparing FORTRAN 90 to languages like C. (Sorry, no ":-)".)
- >
- > I fail to see why this is silly. I think it is perfectly reasonable
- >to compare C++ (a language "like C") and Fortran 90. ...
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- Yes, but C != C++.
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