calling Fortran from C

If you want to call Fortran from C, Here is a good site to consult to. Without it, I would have spent many more hours.

The web site's author is Jonathan Thornburg. Just want to say 'thank you'.

Python is overtaking Perl

Here is Python vs. Perl on Google Trends.

Something can be said from this:

• Python is overtaking Perl;
• Bangalore of India has more Perl/Python programmers than any other city in the world;
• Indian programmers prefer Perl over Python by a ratio of 3 to 1, lagging behind the world trend;
• The three most Python capable cities in the United States are San Francisco, Seattle and Atlanta.

Some Notes:

• My understanding of Google Trends is that the rankings among regions/cities/languages are by absolute volumes, but the bar lengths are not comparable, otherwise you would conclude that there are as many Swedish-speaking Python programmers as English-speaking ones.
• I tend not to trust the Regions ranking. It says that both Norway and Finland (population of less than 10 million each) have more Python programmers than the United States (population of more than 300 million).

Other comparisons:

Python programming vs. Ruby programming

redhat linux vs. ubuntu linux

internet explorer vs. firefox

"San Francisco" vs. "Los Angeles"

China vs. Japan vs. Korea vs. Taiwan vs. Singapore

Can't Live Without Google

My life is surrounded by Google. I use gmail to send/read emails. I set google.com as the default page in every of my browsers. I check Google Scholar for research. I travel within Google Earth. I find directions in Google Maps. I am now blogging in blogger.com. They are all Google's services.

I spend almost all my waking hours sitting in front of computers. Half of my mouse clicks land on one of Google's windows.

I am not related to Google in any way. The closest I can think of is that a former coworker of mine went to Google to work. I know Google has smart people.

I haven't paid a penny for all these Google services. They are all free. Google is leveling the playing ground.

I like Google's "Don't Do Evil". When you focus on doing good deeds to the world, you earn a fat profit.

I don't know how I could ever live without Google.