Fortran (Was: The "does Python have variables?" debate)

[Roy Smith]

In article <5371c834$0$11109$c3e8da3 at news.astraweb.com>,
 Steven D'Aprano <steve at pearwood.info> wrote:

> And after 15 years, I daresay that includes you.

Sometimes code is still running for 15 years because it's so wonderful 
nobody has been able to come up with anything better.  Sometimes it's 
because nobody knows how it works anymore and everybody is afraid to 
touch it :-)