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How to modernize large legacy Fortran program?
OK in all seriousness, this code has worked for 30 years. It will work for 30 more.
You could spend your life 'modernising' it and only add bugs.
Start walling bits off and componentising so you can ...
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Fortran-Python Interface
Integrating Python within a Fortran codebase, especially considering the time and effort put into it, ought to prioritise interoperability and maintainability without sacrificing performance. ...
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Why was Fortran never used to develop an Operating System?
BTW, the significant portion of VMS (Digital Equipment Corporation) was written in FORTRAN 4. If you ever have a chance to see dumps e.g. on VAXVMS, you will notice it imminently.
B.E.S.T.
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