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I can run Fortran IV code on a modern compiler without change. 2015-1966=48 years. And counting. Ada95 was a very easy transition from Ada83. Pay attention

I can run Fortran IV code on a modern compiler without change. 2015-1966=48 years. And counting. Ada95 was a very easy transition from Ada83. Pay attention to users ! Backwards compatibility is MANDATORY for a language.

gear54rus 11y ago
Give me aggressive transition with breaking changes (and a major version), but the one that genuinely improves the language over attempts to maintain compatibility that lead to a stagnant language any day.
thraxil 11y ago
Well, that explains why Fortran and Ada are such wildly popular languages today!
- amyjess 11y ago
  In their communities, they are. Parts of the scientific community still insist on Fortran, and the DOD still loves Ada.