It always boggles my mind that these core math libraries are still written in Fortran (same goes for some famous core matrix math libraries that still kick around). I have always presumed that it was because nobody knows Fortran well enough anymore to successfully translate them to something more modern.
Are we at the point yet where we might be able to replace some of these legacy Fortran libs with more modern, legible, performant Rust or C/C++?
It always boggles my mind that these core math libraries are still written in Fortran (same goes for some famous core matrix math libraries that still kick around). I have always presumed that it was because nobody knows Fortran well enough anymore to successfully translate them to something more modern.
Are we at the point yet where we might be able to replace some of these legacy Fortran libs with more modern, legible, performant Rust or C/C++?