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So existing Grande codes are written in Fortran C and C++ with a clearly unattractive and comparatively unproductive programming environment
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These current languages and tools are sufficient but does not seem likely that can build much better environments around them
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Fortran77 has excellent compilers, good user base but will not be taught broadly and clearly limited in capabilities; in particular not object oriented
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Fortran90 and HPF will not "make it" (reasons not important)
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Subsume discussion of C under that of C++
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Five years ago, it looked as though C++ could become language of choice (perhaps with Fortran as inner core) but this appears stalled
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The language is complex and splintered with no agreement on Grande standards -- partly because use in Grande applications is too small to motivate standards and partly due to culture
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Java halted C++"bandwagon"
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So there is no competition -- Java is currently our only hope
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