Fortran is a bit like COBOL in that there's an enormous amount of code out there that's not going anywhere. For a lot of scientists and engineers, it's the only programming language they've ever used. In its niche, there's nothing that comes close. As long as they keep updating it to take advantage of improvements in computing power it'll keep going forever.
i don't think it'll ever be a super popular language but i would not describe it as dead.
where it has a future is the rise of 8bit computers for hobbyists. lying between assembler and basic in ease of use it will give very old cpus a much needed boost of speed. i suspect that some of those who take the time to learn the language may bring it with them onto more modern platforms going forth.
where it has a future is the rise of 8bit computers for hobbyists. lying between assembler and basic in ease of use it will give very old cpus a much needed boost of speed. i suspect that some of those who take the time to learn the language may bring it with them onto more modern platforms going forth.