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International Conference on Large-Scale Scientific Computing

LSSC 2001: Large-Scale Scientific Computing pp 236–243Cite as

Java for Scientific Computation: Prospects and Problems

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Fortran is still a very dominant language for scientific computations. However it lacks modern language features like strong typing, object orientation, and other design features of modern programming languages. Therefore, among scientists there is an increasing interest in object oriented languages like Java. In this paper, we will discuss a number of prospects and problems in Java for scientific computation.

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  1. Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands

    Henk J. Sips & Kees van Reeuwijk

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  1. Central Laboratory for Parallel Processing, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad G. Bontchev, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria

    Svetozar Margenov

  2. DTU, UNI•C, Danish IT Centre for Education and Research, Bldg. 304, 2800, Lyngby, Denmark

    Jerzy Waśniewski

  3. University of Rousse, Studentska 8, 7017, Rousse, Bulgaria

    Plamen Yalamov

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Sips, H.J., van Reeuwijk, K. (2001). Java for Scientific Computation: Prospects and Problems. In: Margenov, S., Waśniewski, J., Yalamov, P. (eds) Large-Scale Scientific Computing. LSSC 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2179. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-45346-6_24

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