Comparison of C++ and Fortran 90 for object-oriented scientific programming Export

@article{citeulike:2310573, abstract = {C++ and Fortran 90 are compared as object-oriented languages for use in scientific computing. C++ is a full-featured, object-oriented language that provides support for inheritance and polymorphism. Fortran 90 can mimic some object-oriented features through combinations of its TYPE and MODULE syntax elements, but it lacks inheritance and thus does not permit code reuse to the same extent as C++. Each language has other useful features unrelated to object-oriented programming, but the additional features of Fortran 90 can be included in C++ through the development of class libraries. In contrast, including the additional features of C++ in Fortran 90 would require further development of the Fortran 90 syntax. A critical feature missing in Fortran 90 is the template, which allows C++ programmers to build portable, reusable code and to dramatically improve the efficiency of the evaluation of complex expressions involving user-defined data types.}, author = {Cary, John R. and Shasharina, Svetlana G. and Cummings, Julian C. and Reynders, John V. and Hinker, Paul J.}, citeulike-article-id = {2310573}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0010-4655(97)00043-X}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6TJ5-3SPV43W-R/2/94f48448472b7f336b573d9a12cebe29}, doi = {10.1016/S0010-4655(97)00043-X}, journal = {Computer Physics Communications}, keywords = {c, fortran}, month = {September}, number = {1}, pages = {20--36}, posted-at = {2008-01-31 11:07:30}, priority = {2}, title = {Comparison of C++ and Fortran 90 for object-oriented scientific programming}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0010-4655(97)00043-X}, volume = {105}, year = {1997} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2310573 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2310573 N2 - C++ and Fortran 90 are compared as object-oriented languages for use in scientific computing. C++ is a full-featured, object-oriented language that provides support for inheritance and polymorphism. Fortran 90 can mimic some object-oriented features through combinations of its TYPE and MODULE syntax elements, but it lacks inheritance and thus does not permit code reuse to the same extent as C++. Each language has other useful features unrelated to object-oriented programming, but the additional features of Fortran 90 can be included in C++ through the development of class libraries. In contrast, including the additional features of C++ in Fortran 90 would require further development of the Fortran 90 syntax. A critical feature missing in Fortran 90 is the template, which allows C++ programmers to build portable, reusable code and to dramatically improve the efficiency of the evaluation of complex expressions involving user-defined data types. IS - 1 JF - Computer Physics Communications EP - 36 TI - Comparison of C++ and Fortran 90 for object-oriented scientific programming VL - 105 SP - 20 KW - c KW - fortran AU - Cary, John AU - Shasharina, Svetlana AU - Cummings, Julian AU - Reynders, John AU - Hinker, Paul PY - 1997/09// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0010-4655(97)00043-X ER -