Pointer use is rare in Fortran, too. I only really see it used to create views into arrays. But Fortran has a ton of features that aren't used much, e.g. the OOP stuff (which I've never seen used seriously and I'm moderately experienced with Fortran in several flavors).
I'd attribute it to Fortran having become a very specialized language, with most of its users basically indifferent to a lot of the shinier new features because they just don't add much for that niche.
I'd attribute it to Fortran having become a very specialized language, with most of its users basically indifferent to a lot of the shinier new features because they just don't add much for that niche.