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When I learned C I forgot Fortran, and was happy!
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I had a class in C and FORTRAN in 87/88. I already knew FORTRAN, and I took it mostly for the C.
The teacher tortured us by assigning programs to be solved in the language least suited to solve the problem.
Write some numerical algorithm in C( not FORTRAN ).
Write some parsing and word counting code in FORTRAN(not C)
Kind of proved the point that you can solve any problem with any language.
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Can we compare this with filling a round hole with a square peg? Only that the hole and peg are made of somewhat flexible rubbery material.
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1971 1st year university Computer Science - FORTRAN IV on an IBM 360 with the WATFOR compiler which later became WATFIV. Punched cards and IBM golfball terminals.
Then onto IBM 370 then onto CDC 7000 series all with FORTRAN IV. All this mixed with COBOL, PL/1 and assembler.
Currently working with C# and thinking about learning Angular
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I thought I'd need a card puncher to write true Fortran ...
(remembering that dangerous type of stack)
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I have been writing Fortran since 1989 and have never used a punched card (or tape)
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Around 1980 we had to use the puncher in my first Fortran class in the university.
Later I bought a Z80-PC with an 8" floppy - what a progress! 
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I remember, when I studied at the Indian Institute of Science, in Bengaluru, India, in the early 90's, our lab had a big stack of (unpunched) punch cards. I have kept a few of them as a souvenir.
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I remember having to modify someone's C who wrote mainly in Fortran. It was basically Fortran with C syntax. You can write Fortran in any language.
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I still do that. I tend to write Fortran in C# and JavaScript. 
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... headed
Quote: Receive packages at your convenience
How will they know when I'm in there?
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From the giant invisible flashing sign on the roof. That's the only explanation I have for why they always turn up when I'm in there>*. I suspect they have special goggles to spot when it's on.
* My roof, my convenience, obviously.
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Amazon : Alexa, is Richard home ?
CI/CD = Continuous Impediment/Continuous Despair
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Alexa: "I found 5,000 results for 'ice richer dome'; ordering the ten most expensive for express delivery now." 
"These people looked deep within my soul and assigned me a number based on the order in which I joined."
- Homer
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SPAM?
diligent hands rule....
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Wordle 1,053 5/6
🟨⬛⬛🟨🟨
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬛🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 1,053 4/6
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟩🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 1,053 4/6
🟨⬜⬜🟩⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Didn't fall for it this time.
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Wordle 1,053 5/6
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟨⬜⬜🟨🟨
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟨
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 1,053 3/6*
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wordle 1,053 4/6
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟨
🟨🟩⬜⬜🟩
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜⬜🟨🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
In a closed society where everybody's guilty, the only crime is getting caught. In a world of thieves, the only final sin is stupidity. - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Wordle 1,053 3/6*
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨⬜⬜⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music. -Frederick Nietzsche
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Wordle 1,053 4/6
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩⬛🟩🟩🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Ok, I have had my coffee, so you can all come out now!
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