[Info-vax] Is C++ good in scientific computation? Why did Fortran lose its popularity?

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 1/27/2021 5:03 PM, Scott Dorsey wrote:
> Mark Berryman  <mark at theberrymans.com> wrote:
>> It appears that Apple has decided that PHP is unsafe.  You get the
>> following message when invoking PHP in Big Sur:
>>
>> % /usr/bin/php -v
>> WARNING: PHP is not recommended
>> PHP is included in macOS for compatibility with legacy software.
>> Future versions of macOS will not include PHP.
>> PHP 7.3.24-(to be removed in future macOS) (cli) (built: Nov 23 2020
>> 06:45:16) ( NTS )
> 
> I am glad to hear it.  PHP is unsafe.

When it comes to language and standard library then PHP is OK.
Better than a lot of languages.

The problem with PHP is that it is very easy to get started with.
Which means that it is the favorite language of those that
really should not be writing code. And as a result some
very bad PHP code get produced.

Arne