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tough choice? (lemmy.zip)
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[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Fortran 66 isn't too bad. You have to write everything yourself but if you're just maintaining it is normally fine. Gotos get annoying, though!

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Spaghetti code ftw!

[–] technom@programming.dev 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Why not Fortran 90 or Fortran 2023?

[–] Vorticity@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Because the post specified code from 1969.