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mechprog
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The following question pertains to programming, but I have posted it here because I want the views of mathematicians (also of physicists and engineers), not those of computer scientists (which i already know) and I do not know how many of the former category care to look into programming section.
The question is already having hot debates elsewhere, I do not know why it is not addressed here (as far as I know). I have also consulted Stroustrup on a related topic!
Wait's over-- here is the question (quite simple, though I do not know the same aspect for answer):
For scientific computing what will be the language of the future. Will Fortran be (or it already is) dethroned for that? Is C or C++ or even python going to be the lingua franca of scientific community (for programming)?
There are points I consider worth sharing (or they are already well-known), but let us first start discussion!
The question is already having hot debates elsewhere, I do not know why it is not addressed here (as far as I know). I have also consulted Stroustrup on a related topic!
Wait's over-- here is the question (quite simple, though I do not know the same aspect for answer):
For scientific computing what will be the language of the future. Will Fortran be (or it already is) dethroned for that? Is C or C++ or even python going to be the lingua franca of scientific community (for programming)?
There are points I consider worth sharing (or they are already well-known), but let us first start discussion!