“You’re using Fortran? Seriously? Listen, 1982 called, and they want their leg warmers back.” – Every developer since 2008

Every once in a while, I run across someone who’s working with Fortran, or COBOL, or Ada, or (if I’m lucky) LISP. These are the old guard of programming languages, and with the exception of LISP*, that is not said with a lot of aspiration. For most developers, jobs that list “3+ years of Fortran” are laughed at (at best).

“You’re using Fortran? Seriously? Listen, 1982 called, and they want their leg warmers back.” – Every developer since 2008
Every once in a while, I run across someone who’s working with Fortran, or COBOL, or Ada, or (if I’m lucky) LISP. These are the old guard of programming languages, and with the exception of LISP*, that is not said with a lot of aspiration. For most developers, jobs that list “3+ years of Fortran” are laughed at (at best). […]