Comment by jibalt
4 days ago
After Fortran 77 came Fortran 90, Fortran 95, Fortran 2003, Fortran 2008, Fortran 2018, and Fortran 2023.
4 days ago
After Fortran 77 came Fortran 90, Fortran 95, Fortran 2003, Fortran 2008, Fortran 2018, and Fortran 2023.
> I'm well aware of it.
Even if that were true, which I doubt, there was nothing in your comment to indicate that, and in fact it contradicted it ... if you were aware, then it's nonsensical to ask whether people have moved on. It's well known that Fortran 90 was a major advance over Fortran 77 and that of course people moved on.
I'm well aware of it. And as late as 2007, I was forbidden from writing those dialects. Professors wanted everything in Fortran 77.
Interesting. Did they explain why?
I had a similar experience about ten years ago at a German university and I don't get it either. However, I did not dare ask why at the time, as I did not want to start a discussion with a potentially vengeful professor.
They knew Fortran 77 and didn't want to learn Fortran 90+. I think they also had compatibility concerns. Unsure if there are any, though.
In over a decade in academia, I found only one person writing Fortran 90 (this was in 2001). He did it because he didn't tell his advisor he was doing it.
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