[HN Gopher] Winteracter - The Fortran GUI Toolset
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Winteracter - The Fortran GUI Toolset
Author : andsoitis
Score : 60 points
Date : 2024-02-20 07:16 UTC (1 days ago)
(HTM) web link (www.winteracter.com)
(TXT) w3m dump (www.winteracter.com)
| haunter wrote:
| $800 per platform https://www.winteracter.com/price.htm
|
| Well it's not for hobbyist that's sure
| hermitcrab wrote:
| I'm not sure any hobbyists are programming in FORTRAN. But,
| then again, some people's idea of fun is being paying to be
| tortured in someone's basement, so maybe.
| andy99 wrote:
| I'm a Fortran hobbyist. I'm working (unfortunately less
| frequently now) on a LLM framework in Fortan. Sort of a spin
| out from work, firmly in hobby territory though:
| https://github.com/rbitr/llm.f90
|
| There are lots of good free or open source tools, which is
| one of the things I like about fortran - support from GNU,
| Intel, etc. I wouldn't be inclined to pay for one.
| ecshafer wrote:
| Fortran isn't that bad. With more modern compilers you can
| get rid of the real pain points like limited number of
| columns. It'd be my goto to do real scientific or numerical
| programming, its really a great language for that purpose.
| hermitcrab wrote:
| I started off in FORTRAN77 in the 80s and then moved to C
| and C++, so I haven't kept current with FORTRAN. Does it
| still support COMMON blocks (shudder)?
| jabl wrote:
| Yes, they are still supported, though 'modern' Fortran
| style discourages using them for new code.
| russfink wrote:
| > It'd be my goto
|
| I see what you did there.
| sitzkrieg wrote:
| modern numerical programming in fortran is great (and can vbe
| very fast)
| signaru wrote:
| meanwhile, fortran is also underneath modern numerical
| programming in other languages
| sitzkrieg wrote:
| where?
| signaru wrote:
| python numeric libs, matlab, octave
| sitzkrieg wrote:
| make sure to not look at the deps python libraries drag
| in :-)
| kookamamie wrote:
| The gallery is an instant time travel to the 90s with the
| Windowsy UI themes.
| lproven wrote:
| "You say that like it's a bad thing."
| TheAceOfHearts wrote:
| Always exciting to learn about a new UI toolkit, especially one
| that's cross platform. I don't know Fortran nor would I be able
| to afford to pay for such a tool. Are there any interesting
| design decisions or details about this framework that other UI
| toolkits could learn from?
| mapreduce wrote:
| > https://www.winteracter.com/demo.htm
|
| > X/Winteracter 15.0 demo (Linux/x64)
|
| > OpenGL demo (Linux/x64)
|
| Apparently I am not up-to-date with all the Wayland stuff that is
| going around in Linux, so this may be a stupid question. But does
| the above quote mean that Winteracter is not going to work in new
| Linux distro versions that only support Wayland? Do let me know
| if my question is not making sense and enlighten me about how GUI
| toolkits work on Linux these days.
| lproven wrote:
| Almost all Wayland-based distros include XWayland, which lets
| X11 apps display on a Wayland screen.
| takumo wrote:
| Some of the gallery images are fantastic. Showing some really
| interesting, highly specialised applications that fill a very
| specific need in an exacting manner.
|
| The motor winding and water supply modelling applications are
| especially interesting.
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