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Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra?

From Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de>
Newsgroups sci.math, comp.lang.fortran, comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra?
Date 2026-09-06 19:47 +0000
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Cóilín Nioclásín Glostéir <thanks-to@Taf.com> schrieb:
> Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@NetCologne.De> hat geschrieben:
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>|"Johann "Myrkraverk" Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> schrieb:|
>|                                                                   |
>|> Best wishes, and happy switching from Python to Fortran 77!      |
>|                                                                   |
>|Fortran 77 makes little sense, modern Fortran variants (Fortran    |
>|90+) are available with free compilers and offer much more comfort |
>|and safety."                                                       |
>|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
>
> Are new versions of Fortran still much slower than FORTRAN 77?

Depends on what you're doing, but in general, no.

>
> Ada is better for safety.

Different domains. While both languages are general-purpose,
Fortran is more oriented towards scientific and technical
application, for which you won't find Ada used much.

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Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? "Johann \"Myrkraverk\" Oskarsson" <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-06 23:29 +0800
  Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2026-09-06 15:32 +0000
    Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? "Johann \"Myrkraverk\" Oskarsson" <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-06 23:53 +0800
    Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Cóilín Nioclásín Glostéir <thanks-to@Taf.com> - 2026-09-06 17:30 +0000
      Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2026-09-06 19:47 +0000
    Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? "David Jones" <dajhawkxx@nowherel.com> - 2026-09-06 18:40 +0000
      Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2026-09-06 19:49 +0000
    Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-06 22:00 +0000
      Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-07 10:48 +0800
      Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? "Steven G. Kargl" <sgk@REMOVEtroutmask.apl.washington.edu> - 2026-09-07 04:41 +0000
        Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-07 13:24 +0800
        Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-09-07 06:47 +0000
          Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Johann 'Myrkraverk' Oskarsson <johann@myrkraverk.invalid> - 2026-09-07 16:32 +0800
      Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2026-09-07 05:08 +0000

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