Hi all
Just a brief generic-conceptual comment about programming in general, and
Fortran development in particular.
Firstly, I suspect there may have been a little irony in some recent
comments. To quote another toon, Bugs Bunny: 'Naa ! (munch, munch) It's a
possibility !'
There has recently been discussion on this user group about matters of
structural development in Fortran (albeit at a higher programming level that
mine).
>From time to time in the past the 'hoary old chestnut' of 'use of GO TO' has
reared its ugly head.
This may be simplistic, but it seems to me that Fortran designers and
stylists need to always keep the BLACK BOX concept in mind:
* Defined units/constructs performing a limited set of functions
* Entry and exit criteria for those units/constructs
This simple (simplistic?) concept is the basis for effective and robust code
- including the better new features of Fortran, and (heaven help me) Windows
dll's.
This concept is one worth considering when modfying the structure of
Fortran, as well as whether or not to call a small subroutine rather than
use a GO TO.
Gary H
************************************************************************
The information in this e-mail together with any attachments is
intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed
and may contain confidential and/or privileged material.
Any form of review, disclosure, modification, distribution
and/or publication of this e-mail message is prohibited.
If you have received this message in error, you are asked to
inform the sender as quickly as possible and delete this message
and any copies of this message from your computer and/or your
computer system network.
************************************************************************
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
|