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Expert: Joseph Moore - 7/28/2009


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Enhancing my knowledge of FORTRAN 90 is an intention of mine which we, as students of 1st semester of mechanical engineering, were taught. I wanted to ask from you shall I continue on my intention or abandon it keeping in view the advantages I might derive in future altough FORTRAN 90 is considered to be an obsolete programming language?


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While it's true that FORTRAN is rarely used these days, it does still have its place in legacy systems, especially those used by governments and similar entities which generally have a difficult time transitioning to new technologies and abandoning entrenched technologies.  I cannot make the call whether you should continue FORTRAN or not, as that's ultimately your decision.  Just be aware that it has limited usefulness, though when FORTRAN is required, the applicant pool shrinks considerably, and it can be nice to be in that much smaller pool of individuals to choose from.

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Joseph Moore

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I've been programming in one form or another since my brother taught me BASIC when I was 6. I've been programing professionally since I was 20, first web development with HTML, JS, DHTML, CSS, etc., then I became a video game developer, writing code in C, C++, C#, SQL, assembly, and various scripting languages. I've even written my own scripting languages, custom designed for the games I was making. I also dabble in Java, PHP, and Perl. I've worked on pretty much every aspect of game development, including graphics, audio, gameplay, tool, UI, input, animation, and physics.

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I've been writing C code for 12 years, both on my own in my spare time and professionally.

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Bachelor of Science in Game Design and Development, Full Sail University, Winter Park, FL

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Salutatorian and Advanced Achiever Awards at Full Sail; Independent Games Festival Student Showcase winner, 2004; Featured article on Gamasutra about an experimental game developed in 2004

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