Re: (OT) Re: string immutability

[Lorenzo Donati <lorenzodonatibz@...>]

On 03/01/2014 8.31, Paco Willers wrote:
> :-D
> 
> "The primary purpose of the DATA statement is to give names to constants;
> instead of
> referring to pi as 3.141592653589793 at every appearance, the variable PI
> can be given
> that value with a DATA statement and used instead of the longer form of the
> constant.
> This also simplifies modifying the program, should the value of pi change."

They surely were thinking of some foreseeable adaptation of the code to
non-euclidean geometries. :-)


> - FORTRAN manual for Xerox computers
> (http://www.heuse.com/cphumor.htm)
> 
> 
> Have a nice day with a smile,
> Paco
> 


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