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

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From	Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de>
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Subject	Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra?
Date	Sun, 6 Sep 2026 19:47:57 -0000 (UTC)
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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."                                                       |
>|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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> 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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