Fortran code isn't inherently technical debt, any more than code in any other language is.
> Do you still have a VCR? Isn't it a bad idea to assume VHS is a good medium to archive?
I fail to see the relevance of the analogy; its not exactly as if there is a shortage of -- F/OSS and commercial -- Fortran toolchains maintained and available.
Keeping Fortran code is technical debt in a similar way that keeping your VHS videos is technical debt.
Sure, you may be able to find tools to use Fortran in the near term. But how do you protect the future. Does it play well with emerging systems/protocols? Do you have developers to maintain it? Is there a clear path to upgrade to newer platforms and frameworks?
Fortran code isn't inherently technical debt, any more than code in any other language is.
> Do you still have a VCR? Isn't it a bad idea to assume VHS is a good medium to archive?
I fail to see the relevance of the analogy; its not exactly as if there is a shortage of -- F/OSS and commercial -- Fortran toolchains maintained and available.