donn@utah-cs.UUCP (Donn Seeley) (07/10/84)
From geoff@callan.UUCP: Subject: FORTRAN vs. C: the REAL reason FORTRAN is still alive ... I hope I haven't come across as a snooty know-it-all. The fact is that I am aware of these problems precisely because I learned the hard way that I *don't* know a damned thing about numerical mathematics. No apology--it's not even close to my specialty and nobody can follow everything. When I need to do real math, I find me an expert. From joseph@hp-pcd.UUCP: Actually, you come across as a snooty know-nothing-at-all. From me@myself.UUCP: Dear Joseph: Net.lang is normally a technical newsgroup. Teasing of this sort belongs on the playground (if it belongs anywhere at all). Go back to elementary school, I'm sure your teachers miss having you in detention. Sincerely, Donn Seeley University of Utah CS Dept. donn@utah-cs.arpa [They can't nuke me without my coordinates!] decvax!utah-cs!donn