Fortran

Based on 14660 responses from 1189 people, we've built up the following picture of Fortran

Most dissimilar from

  1. Ruby
  2. Python
  3. Clojure
  4. Groovy
  5. Scala

All statements

  1. This language is good for numeric computing
  2. This language is good for scientific computing
  3. I am reluctant to admit to knowing this language
  4. The thought that I may still be using this language in twenty years time fills me with dread
  5. I learned this language early in my career as a programmer
  6. Programs written in this language tend to be efficient
  7. This language has a very rigid idea of how things should be done
  8. This is a low level language
  9. I am sometimes embarrassed to admit to my peers that I know this language
  10. If my code in this language successfully compiles, there is a good chance my code is correct.
  11. This language has a niche outside of which I would not use it
  12. This language has a strong static type system
  13. Code written in this language tends to be verbose
  14. Writing code in this language is a lot of work
  15. Programs written in this language will usually work in future versions of the language
  16. This language allows me to write programs where I know exactly what they are doing under the hood
  17. I use a lot of code written in this language which I really don't want to have to make changes to
  18. Code written in this language tends to be very reliable
  19. I find it easy to write efficient code in this language
  20. I often get angry when writing code in this language
  21. This language is likely to be around for a very long time
  22. This language has many features which feel "tacked on"
  23. This language has an annoying syntax
  24. This language has a niche in which it is great
  25. This language is unusually bad for beginners
  26. This language matches it's problem domain particularly well.
  27. This language is suitable for real-time applications
  28. Third-party libraries are readily available, well-documented, and of high quality
  29. This language excels at concurrency
  30. There is a lot of accidental complexity when writing code in this language
  31. This language is good for distributed computing
  32. It's unusual for me to discover unfamiliar features
  33. It is easy to tell at a glance what code in this language does
  34. Developers who primarily use this language often burn out after a few years
  35. Code written in this language will usually run in all the major implementations if it runs in one of them.
  36. This language has a high quality implementation
  37. The semantics of this language are much different than other languages I know.
  38. Libraries in this language tend to be well documented.
  39. When I write code in this language I can be very sure it is correct
  40. There are many good commercial tools for this language
  41. This language is minimal
  42. This language is well documented
  43. I enjoy playing with this language but would never use it for "real code"
  44. This language is best for very large projects
  45. This language has a very dogmatic community
  46. This language makes it easy to shoot yourself in the foot
  47. I usually use this language on projects with many other members
  48. This language is large
  49. I know many other people who use this language
  50. I would use this language for writing embedded programs
  51. I often feel like I am not smart enough to write this language
  52. This language is frequently used for applications it isn't suitable for
  53. This language is built on a small core of orthogonal features
  54. This language has well-organized libraries with consistent, carefully thought-out interfaces
  55. It is too easy to write code in this language that looks like it does one thing but actually does something else
  56. When I run into problems my colleagues can provide me with immediate help with this language
  57. It is easy to debug programs written in this language when it goes wrong
  58. If this language didn't exist, I would have trouble finding a satisfactory replacement
  59. Programs written in this language tend to play well with others
  60. This language has a wide variety of agreed-upon conventions, which are generally adhered to reasonably well, and which increase my productivity
  61. This language encourages writing reusable code.
  62. Learning this language significantly changed how I use other languages.
  63. Code written in this language is very readable
  64. The resources for learning this language are of high quality
  65. I can imagine this will be a popular language in twenty years time
  66. This language has a good library distribution mechanism.
  67. Code written in this language tends to be terse
  68. I would use this language for writing programs for an embedded hardware platform
  69. This language has a very coherent design
  70. I would list this language on my resume
  71. I still discover new features of this language on a fairly regular basis
  72. This language is likely to be a passing fad
  73. This language is easier to use for it's problem domain by removing unneeded expressiveness (such as not being Turing complete).
  74. I would use this language to write a command-line app
  75. This language encourages writing code that is easy to maintain.
  76. I know this language well
  77. There is a wide variety of open source code written in this language
  78. I often write things in this language with the intent of rewriting them in something else later
  79. There are many good tools for this language
  80. This language is good for beginners
  81. This language is best for very small projects
  82. This language would be good for teaching children to write software
  83. I would like to write more of this language than I currently do
  84. This language has a good community
  85. I can imagine using this language in my day job
  86. I use many applications written in this language
  87. I rarely have difficulty abstracting patterns I find in my code
  88. This language has unusual features that I often miss when using other languages
  89. There are many good open-source tools for this language
  90. I find code written in this language very elegant
  91. I usually use this language on solo projects
  92. This is a high level language
  93. Learning this language improved my ability as a programmer
  94. This language is well suited for an agile development approach using short iterations.
  95. This is a mainstream language
  96. I would use this language for mobile applications
  97. I enjoy using this language
  98. I use this language out of choice
  99. I regularly use this language
  100. This language is likely to have a strong influence on future languages
  101. I would use this language as a scripting language embedded inside a larger application
  102. This language excels at symbolic manipulation
  103. This language is expressive
  104. I find this language easy to prototype in
  105. I would use this language for a desktop GUI project
  106. I would recommend most programmers learn this language, regardless of whether they have a specific need for it
  107. I would use this language for casual scripting
  108. This language is very flexible
  109. I would use this language for a web project
  110. I would use this language for writing server programs
  111. This language excels at text processing