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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, May 15 2012 @ 07:22 PM EDT |
Python wouldn't be a bad guess considering Alsup mentioned it
alongside QBASIC, but on the other hand that could just be
because rangeCheck was derived from Python code.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, May 15 2012 @ 07:29 PM EDT |
We used to use it for computational physics simulations on workstations for
an
undergrad course. Most of the code was math (integrals corresponding to
specific physics issues, but still essentially math), monte carlo simulations,
stochastic and chaotic stuff. All essentially math.
The timescale would fit well with his training. He may well have had exposure
to
the ideas (and possibly practise) whilst studying, and then taken it further
afterwards as computing resources become more widely available.
I'd guess he worked in Fortran, but of course I may be wrong.
Perhaps he's worked in several languages.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, May 15 2012 @ 08:00 PM EDT |
| APL? [ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, May 15 2012 @ 09:31 PM EDT |
Math and physics stuff is often done in FORTRAN. Some of the world's fastest
numerical computing libraries are written in/for FORTRAN.[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]
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