Comment Re:Boo frickin' Hoo (Score 1) 140
That just means he's ignorant AND old.
Comment Re:Fortran is better. (Score 1) 793
I 100% agree.
And f2py is the perfect way to combine the advantages of Fortran + Python.
It beats SWIG any day.
I write lots of numerical codes for solving engineering problems, and most of the time I use Fortran, even though I have written some in C as well. Ultimately, the easier memory management and advanced array support is worth using a language considered by many to be strange and unusual. Of course, this is only for numerical analysis. Most other things I write in Python.
Comment Fortran is better. (Score 5, Funny) 793
Go ahead. Argue. I dare you.
v same sig since 2002. v
Comment Re:Python (Score 1) 525
I'll 4th that.
Wow, nigh universal consensus on Slashdot. Next, it'll be snowing in April in the Mid-Atlantic! (erp, nevermind)
Comment Road to Reality by Roger Penrose (Score 1) 358
The Road to Reality : A Complete Guide to the Laws of the Universe
by Roger Penrose
http://www.amazon.com/Road-Reality-Complete-Guide-Universe/dp/0679454438
Likely the most serious math book you will find in a retail, consumer bookstore. An excellent read and essential to truly understanding modern physics.
Submission + - One Terabyte DVD
MindlessPhilosophy writes: "A research team at the University of Central Florida led by Kevin Belfield has recently made a major breakthrough in Data Storage and Photonics with the development of a one terabyte DVD (Central Florida Future). From the article: 'While initial applications for the DVD will likely be for the military, large corporations and the medical field, Belfield is also excited about the possibility of consumer applications — especially in the gaming industry.'"
