Why are CFD programs called 'codes?'
Why are CFD programs called 'codes?'
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I have a CS degree and have been programming in C/unix since 1986. I have never seen anyone use the word 'codes' until I started playing with CFD. Why do they use that term? How is a 'code' different from a 'program?' Is it a Fortran term from the 60s? (I never did Fortran).





RE: Why are CFD programs called 'codes?'
RE: Why are CFD programs called 'codes?'
Each particular way wasn't really a program (as it's more of a mathematical implementation). I guess that's why each is called a "code" as it's not a program per se.
RE: Why are CFD programs called 'codes?'
RE: Why are CFD programs called 'codes?'
Solving PDE's is non-trivial; different conditions require different solution algorithms, which may be implemented in quite different ways.