Learning Fortran

[EricDraven]

you fellas know any good books to teach you to program in fortran? i wanna try learn it on my own this summer, is it a hard program to learn? any suggestions?

ed

 

[WODIN]

It's not a difficult language to learn, my suggestion is to search amazon.com for a decent text.

 

[EricDraven]

cool, thanks.

ed

 

[malhavoc]

Very straight foward language ... my question is why?

 

[WODIN]

It was written by IBM in the 1950's with an eye towards what now would be considered extreme economy.

 

[TheProject]

Yeah, why learn Fortran now?

 

[nice6pac]

probably has a class next semester, iw ould advise not getting yourself exctied computer languages are very hard for some people, to learn especailly on there own,

 

[CipherLock]

true or false?

if ( int(x+.5) > 4 )
// x should be rounded up
else
// x should be rounded down

 

[AustinTX]

probably has a class next semester, iw ould advise not getting yourself exctied computer languages are very hard for some people, to learn especailly on there own,

I would agree that if you don't already know several languages or are very familar with BNF, you could just mess yourself up Fortran isn't the best place to start learning structured or OO techniques.

If you know BNF and advanced programming concepts, then learning a new language is not a lot more than reading/learning the BNF syntax.

 

[Y_lifter]

Why not COBOL or FORTRAN ?

I think Atari has a language..

 

[mojokid]

true or false?

if ( int(x+.5) > 4 )
// x should be rounded up
else
// x should be rounded down

integers do not contain decimal points so that won't work. You need to use a floating point variable.

 

[bunnymt]

true or false?

if ( int(x+.5) > 4 )
// x should be rounded up
else
// x should be rounded down

false. Not sensible.

Try the book: Fortran For Dummies.

 

[rsnoble]

i didnt get past c. god i hated that crap. long time ago. what a fucking waste of time.

 

[bunnymt]

i didnt get past c. god i hated that crap. long time ago. what a fucking waste of time.

That's what I thought too, whilst I was in the middle of my first course on C++. But I came to realize quickly that it is not a waste of time at all..actually it is quite interesting material, and very beneficial in fact.

 

[rsnoble]

That's what I thought too, whilst I was in the middle of my first course on C++. But I came to realize quickly that it is not a waste of time at all..actually it is quite interesting material, and very beneficial in fact.

im sure your right, i just went another route

 

[EricDraven]

i wanna learn it, cause thats what my classes uses, so i figured i just learn it during the summer.
so what program is good to learn anyways?

ed

 

[EricDraven]

thanks nav.
well we do some programming for my classes and i wanted to know which one was better to learn since im gonna need to know one. but ill try your suggestions, thanks bros.

ed

 

[rushx79]

i didnt get past c. god i hated that crap. long time ago. what a fucking waste of time.

im amazed that you get past your hangover each morning.