[J3] [EXTERNAL] Re: Comments on 23-146

[Clune, Thomas L. (GSFC-6101)]

I will make a broader statement:  whether/how such features are implemented in other languages generally has limited relevance for Fortran.   We, of course, want to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the various approaches used in other languages, but those should stand on their own merits.

Strengths and weaknesses are best examined in the light of concrete use cases.   If COBOL’s approach is the best for our prioritized use cases, that is just fine.   (And makes for an amusing story at the end of the day.)    I look forward to a constructive discussion about the strengths/weaknesses of varying approaches to accommodating independent tasks in an asynchronous context.  (Trying hard, but failing, to use completely neutral terminology.)






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Date: Monday, February 27, 2023 at 2:47 PM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [J3] Comments on 23-146



On 27. Feb 2023, at 21.39, Van Snyder <van.snyder at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
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On Mon, 2023-02-27 at 15:21 +0000, Jeff Hammond wrote:
I would prefer that Fortran join this modern language set rather than fade into history like Ada.

WG9 has more members than WG5.

This argument is of no intellectual merit whatsoever and I’m embarrassed for you that you made it.

Jeff
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