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minus-square@Droggelbecherlink29•1 year agoI had to learn Fortran for my thesis because it’s the industry standard in particle physics
minus-squaregeoglelink10•1 year agoPhysics changes with retirements. FORTRAN should received it’s gold watch and shown the door about 20 years ago now.
minus-square@Droggelbecherlink7•1 year agoThere’s no distinct generations of either physicists or codes that all retire at the same time
minus-square@pbbananamanlink4•1 year agoHow long ago? ROOT (and other frameworks like GEANT) using C++ has been the standard for over 15 years, but probably longer. I think my advisor was of the last generation that had to write in Fortran.
minus-square@Droggelbecherlink4•1 year agoCurrently lmao. I’m using those tools as well but some specific event generators I’m using are in Fortran still
minus-squareCodexlink3•1 year ago the last generation to write FORTRAN runs to look out window My God is the sun turning into a red giant?! Oh no, whew, that’s a relief! Guess the FORTRAN programmers will be relevant for a little longer too then. (As a .NET dev, I wish some languages (or versions of languages) would die but i really think once code has been written it never goes away!)
minus-squareCosmic Clericlink1•1 year ago[COBOL has entered the chat.] Capitalism will never let a programming language die, if it’s still less expensive than an alternative.
I had to learn Fortran for my thesis because it’s the industry standard in particle physics
Physics changes with retirements. FORTRAN should received it’s gold watch and shown the door about 20 years ago now.
There’s no distinct generations of either physicists or codes that all retire at the same time
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How long ago? ROOT (and other frameworks like GEANT) using C++ has been the standard for over 15 years, but probably longer. I think my advisor was of the last generation that had to write in Fortran.
Currently lmao. I’m using those tools as well but some specific event generators I’m using are in Fortran still
thank you for your service 🫡
runs to look out window
My God is the sun turning into a red giant?!
Oh no, whew, that’s a relief! Guess the FORTRAN programmers will be relevant for a little longer too then.
(As a .NET dev, I wish some languages (or versions of languages) would die but i really think once code has been written it never goes away!)
[COBOL has entered the chat.]
Capitalism will never let a programming language die, if it’s still less expensive than an alternative.
A lot of COBOL programs are still running to this day.