Re: The Nerd Quotient
From: Borek (borek_at_bpp.your.pants.com.pl)
Date: 12/23/04
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Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2004 11:04:55 +0100
Pelerin Galimatias wrote:
> >As does mine. And all the macho-nerd proclamations about "real men's"
> >programming languages notwithstanding, I'll bet more functional
> >programs are written in BASIC than everything else put together.
> >
> I still use MS Qbasic (4.5) for small problems. If a problem involves
> complex math (as in functions of a complex variable), I use my ancient
> RM FORTRAN. I never could get MS FORTRAN to work properly. I suppose
> that current scientists use C, which came after my time.
I don't think so - few days ago I visited my colleagues at Warsaw
University Faculty of Chemistry - from I have heard the quantum
chemistry staff still teaches Fortran to students :)
Best,
Borek
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