Re: October Goals Thread
Basically, the first version of this code I'm working on was written back in the 80s. Back then, the definitive language for scientific computing was FORTRAN. For subsequent versions, rather than completely rewrite something that already works well in C++ or something, the FORTRAN code has been updated and revised since then. This makes the lives of the original developers easier, but not mine. OTOH, updating C++ code can be a royal PITA, too, depending on how many pointer, object, and other data sctructure shenanigans have obfuscated things.
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