khb%chiba@Sun.COM (chiba) (10/11/89)
Fortran 8x Explained Mike Metcalf John Reid Second Edition Oxford Science Publications This a signficantly updated version of the Fortran 8x Explained book published in 1987. The standard has changed enough to warrent the new edition; the text reflects the current draft, and each section has a summary which explains the differences from fortran 77 and from the preceeding draft. This book provides an excellent overview of the language (including some of the motivations for why things are as they are), detailed examples and some exercises. Despite my having no commerical interest in the book, I heartily recommend it to anyone who wants to understand what the standard has evolved to. It is orders of magnitude easier to understand than the formal standards document. (not that I am urging anyone to avoid reading that document nor am I advising folks to mail formal comments on any "unapproved" texts) :> Michael and John are to be commended for their timely update to a fine text. Keith H. Bierman |*My thoughts are my own. !! kbierman@sun.com It's Not My Fault | MTS --Only my work belongs to Sun* I Voted for Bill & | Advanced Languages/Floating Point Group Opus | "When the going gets Weird .. the Weird turn PRO"