Does anyone need Fortran Programmers?
Does anyone need Fortran Programmers?
(OP)
This is an intentional rousing post to see what the state of the art in Fortran programming is these days. I wonder if Y2k has brought any fortran programmers out of the woods. I learned how to program using Fortran in 1980 and have been an active mechanical engineer since - I have not written any code using fortran since then because the personal computer and languages like visual basic have taken over (and for good reasons). Many old programs use fortran however. Are these programs being replaced with up-to-date language rewrites or are they being used until they have to be discarded. Who is writing with Fortran these days?





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Thanks in advance
Orama
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Unfortunately, I do not have access to any old subroutines anymore. It has been 16 years since I wrote any Fortran (WAT-V) code so I've lost the bubble on such resources. I have friends however - what is the subroutine name and function? Maybe I can "pull a rabbit out of my hat." <grin>
Mike Van Voorhis
MJVanVoorhis@Compuserve.com
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I had been a Strong Fortrner too! I still have my old programs for FEM, Suspension Bridges, Designs. I still use them with VB/Pascal Preprocessors & Post Processors. I still Feel that Fortran has many Stright forward techniques like EQUIVALENCE Statement, which is done in a round about way in C++ or Pascal.
If you could tell me What the subroutine does (did for you) I might be able to help you. Was it for Stiffness solution? or Banded Matrix Assembly? email me at roynshenoy@vsnl.com
Regs,
Shenoy.
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Rob Kling
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still isn't quite as flexible as
C for data structures (returning pointers to derived types is messy but Fortran90 has come a long way.
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I am also getting into Linux on my PC. Is there a good Fortran compiler for Linux?
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I find that most people who claim that Fortran is dead actually know very little about fortran and are buying into the classic "what is popular" syndrome. As others have stated, use the best language for the job.... and there are a LOT of jobs out there where I believe Fortran is the best language.
Check out a simple yet powerful beam analysis program I have posted at:
http://www.dtware.com
It is written using Fortran95. Software called Winteracter is used to provide the GUI.
Dan