From: Ralph Corderoy <ralph@inputplus.co.uk>
To: coff@tuhs.org
Subject: [COFF] C a step up from Fortran.
Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2024 18:09:27 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20241001170927.4C66F1FB21@orac.inputplus.co.uk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CABH=_VTWpsf0vuHGjfOk3eH=m5f6+9-qAMTeuKPwoxrSS-R61g@mail.gmail.com>
Hi Paul,
> Arnold wrote:
> > This goes back to the evolution thing. At the time, C was a huge
> > step up from FORTRAN and assembly.
>
> Certainly it's a step up (and a BIG step up) from assembly.
> But I'd say C is a step sidewise from Fortran. An awful lot of HPTC
> programming involves throwing multidimensional arrays around and C is
> not suitable for that.
I expect the structured-programming parts of C were being referred to as
a step up compared to Fortran 77. Ratfor was a step up in the same
direction.
Don't disagree about the HPTC side.
--
Cheers, Ralph.
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