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On 11 May 2024 19:13:08 GMT, Stéphane CARPENTIER wrote:

> Le 10-05-2024, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> a écrit :
>
>> There is a lot of legacy Fortran but it's still used for new projects.
> 
> Yes, like COBOL.

I think there is a difference, in that COBOL is essentially a “dead” 
language now, used only for legacy batch systems, while Fortran continues 
to be enhanced, particularly for cutting-edge supercomputer applications.