fortran-machine
Languages and libraries
web framework
SHOW HN2016
227points
88comments
#111of 2,264 in 2016
Top 5%of 2016 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
7 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 1 critical, out of 11 comments about the project. Thread score +0.39.
Idea: 2 for, 1 againstDesign: 1 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and impressive proof of concept.
From 3 comments
Great job! Reason being is I had those same tutorials that I used in language debates. Someone would eventually claim you couldn't do modern apps with (insert "ancient"…
nickpsecurity on HNNice work! That home page, while admittedly simple, renders incredibly fast. Have you done any benchmarks / performance comparisons to other web frameworks?
supernintendo on HNI am definitely going to try this! Would love to see a bit more about the creator!
jchomali on HN
Objections
Fortran is an odd choice for web development; why not something else.
From 1 comment
I would love it if these projects were accompanied by a little blog post stating who the person is, why they decided to do it etc. for projects where it is obviously a labor of…
projectramo on HN
Requests
A blog post about the maker and their motivation.
From 1 comment
I would love it if these projects were accompanied by a little blog post stating who the person is, why they decided to do it etc. for projects where it is obviously a labor of…
projectramo on HN
Questions
Whether the framework has been benchmarked against other web frameworks.
From 1 comment
Nice work! That home page, while admittedly simple, renders incredibly fast. Have you done any benchmarks / performance comparisons to other web frameworks?
supernintendo on HN
Alternatives named
COBOL on Wheelchair
From 1 comment
Also relevant: https://github.com/azac/cobol-on-wheelchair
danpalmer on HN
Fortran FastCGI tutorial
From 1 comment
I'm Nick and I'm usually a full-stack JS developer. Fortran is something foundational to languages we use today, and my professors and parents would talk about it, but I didn't…
mapmeld on HN