Re: Blog: Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra?
Thomas Koenig <[email protected]>
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Lawrence D’Oliveiro <[email protected]> schrieb: > On Sun, 6 Sep 2026 15:32:53 -0000 (UTC), Thomas Koenig wrote: > >> Fortran 77 makes little sense, modern Fortran variants (Fortran 90+) >> are available with free compilers and offer much more comfort and >> safety. > > Python offers custom operator overloads, so you can write actual > operator expressions for addition, dot product etc -- closer in > appearance to the actual maths -- instead of parenthesis-ridden > function calls. So does Fortran. -- This USENET posting was made without artificial intelligence, artificial impertinence, artificial arrogance, artificial stupidity, artificial flavorings or artificial colorants.