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From: Lynn McGuire <lynnmcguire5@gmail.com>
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On 9/2/2024 10:55 AM, Paul S Person wrote:
> On Mon, 2 Sep 2024 07:57:48 -0500, "Michael F. Stemper"
> <michael.stemper@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 01/09/2024 20.39, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>> On 8/30/2024 4:38 PM, D wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 30 Aug 2024, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 8/29/2024 11:01 AM, Jaimie Vandenbergh wrote:
>>>>>> On 28 Aug 2024 at 12:51:29 BST, "Graham" <zotzlists@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 28/08/2024 06:01, Titus G wrote:
>>>>>>>> On 27/08/24 22:10, Graham wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>>>> I'll take the bait. Please explain your signature.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nothing exciting, I'm afraid. 80 characters.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Should be 72, Shirley?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>       Cheers - Jaime
>>>>>
>>>>> I have written a quarter of a million (SWAG) lines of Fortran in my lifetime. If I never write another line I will be happy.  But I will write more Fortran next Tuesday.  Converting it all to C++ cannot come soon enough.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lynn
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ahh... but isn't it true that C++ is only for nerds? All the cool kids write rust these days!
>>>
>>> Converting Fortran or C++ to Rust is non trivial.  I have actually considered it.  Shoot, converting Fortran to C++ is non trivial.
>>
>> I would guess that a straight translation of Fortran to C++ could be
>> automated. However, there doesn't seem to be any point in it unless
>> you're going to make use of the object-oriented capabilities of C++.
>> Then, of course, you're looking at a complete refactoring, which would,
>> indeed, be non-trivial.
> 
> If (this is purely hypothetical) you are moving to a C++ compiler that
> has no corresponding FORTRAN compiler, then converting FORTRAN to C++
> would make a /lot/ of sense.
> 
> As to the object-oriented capabilities of C++, don't tell anyone, but
> it is perfectly possible to write C++ code that is little more than "C
> plus classes" (and, of course, enums that are types and a few other
> advantages). You don't actually have to do heavy-duty OOP to use C++.

Fortran is transitioning from a serious business language to a hobbyist 
language.  There are billions of lines of software written in F66 and 
F77 that are very slowly being converted to C++.  Or Rust.  Or Python.  Etc.

BTW, in some senses, C++ is just a better C.  And the STL (Standard 
Template Library) is simply amazing.

Lynn