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From: Dan Nagle <dannagle@verizon.net>
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Date: Mon, 22 May 2006 16:48:25 GMT
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Hello,

Nasser Abbasi wrote:

<snip>

> I'll answer the easy one for now since I have not had my coffee yet:
> 
> It is clear that
> 
>                            A*B
> 
> is easier to read and understand than
> 
>                     MATMUL(A,B)

It is?  All the intrinsic operators in Fortran apply
element-wise, and * is no exception.  How does that make
the intrinsic procedure harder to read?

The applications programmer may always define a matrix type,
and define the * operator to be the matmul intrinsic.
Note the distinction between "rank-2 array" and "matrix".

<snip>

> I was surprised to read that now FORTRAN is called Fortran, (only 
> one letter is uppercase). This is progress (I think).

I think Fortran and Ada have a lot in common,
both are being actively developed (though not on the same schedule).
And both are threatened by the "I only know C++, it's the best language"
syndrome.  :-(  And, I think, both are superior technical solutions
within their respective problem domains.  Although Eiffel interests
me also.

-- 
Cheers!

Dan Nagle
Purple Sage Computing Solutions, Inc.