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> Is there something in the fact that several physicists got attracted to BlackBox and Oberon?
Yes, obviously:
Much more than professional programmers, we need simplicity (there is too much physics and math to worry about) *and* efficiency.
On top of this, nothing like Blackbox and Oberon covers all the bases in a single simple package:
numerics, control, graphics.
And, Oberons provide a bridge from procedural to functional programming (or from numerics to symbolics). The latter problem is behind the crisis with theoretical calculations in CERN physics.
I can definitely say that this bridge thing is news to all Oberoners. I tentatively put it on a draft version of the Oberon day page but got criticised.
But ok, this is not urgent :-) The longer it takes for my clueless competition to figure out that C++ is a road into nowhere, the less competitive stress for me ...
Obviously physics more than any other branch of science is a field where Oberons have a great promise.
Is why the Oberon day is to occur at CERN, of all places.
Cheers
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Fyodor Tkachov
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