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by semi-extrinsic
188 days ago
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Functions, the way we use them in mathematical equations, have a particular syntax. The point of functions in Fortran is to mimic this as closely as reasonably possible (consider it is a language with a long history). Giving the user low-level control of how memory is used can be very useful for writing fast code. The compiler is not omniscient. Providing the choice is not bad language design. |
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