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Fortran 8x — The emerging standard

✍ Scribed by M. Metcalf

Book ID
103043826
Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1987
Tongue
English
Weight
719 KB
Volume
45
Category
Article
ISSN
0010-4655

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✦ Synopsis

Since 1979, the Fortran standardization committee, X3J3, has been labouring over a draft for the next version of the standard. Its initial intention of publishing this draft in 1982 was hopelessly optimistic, and at best it may be ready this year. However, a number of fundamental issues have been thrown up over the past two years, such that it is clear that unanimity cannot be achieved: efficiency versus functionality; safety versus obsolescence; small and simple or big and powerful?

This paper reviews the current state and content of Fortran 8x, and attempts to bring Out some of the controversial issues surrounding its development.

FORTRAN is not a flower, but a weed 11 is hardy, occasionally blooms, and grows in every computer.

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