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by tialaramex 45 days ago
Sure, other than the ergonomics it's the same. But, other than the ergonomics Fortran and C# are the same so what are we even talking about ?

Better ergonomics means it's more likely the programmer writes what they actually meant, and if you do that modern compilers have got better at making what you meant fast even as they remain the same or perhaps slightly worse at converting vague gestures which aren't clear about what you meant into what you had hoped for without expressing it.