FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslator)

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It has been in use for over six decades in computationally intensive areas such as numerical weather prediction, finite element analysis, computational fluid dynamics, geophysics, computational physics, crystallography and computational chemistry. It is a popular language for high-performance computing and is used for programs that benchmark and rank the world's fastest supercomputers.

Implementations

OpenWatcom : Open Watcom is a joint effort to bring the Sybase Watcom C/C++ and Fortran compiler products to the Open Source community.
Windows Fortran Suite: A complete Windows Fortran compiler solution in one easy installation with nothing else to buy. Pro Fortran builds faster code with exclusive Dynamic AP load balancing, SMP analysis, OpenMP 3.1, and advanced optimization.

Reading

Exploring Modern Fortran Basics - Milan Curcic
Fortran 90 Tutorial - C.-K. Shene at Michigan Technological University (HTML)
Fortran 90 Tutorial - Sarah T. Whitlock, Paul H. Hargrove at Stanford University (HTML)
Fortran information & resources - fortranplus.co.uk (HTML)
FORTRAN Performance Tuning co-Guide (1998) - Timothy C. Prince (HTML)
Introduction to Fortran - Sebastian Ehlert, Julius Stückrath, Marcel Mueller, Marcel Stahn (HTML)
Modern Fortran in Science and Technology - Jonas Lindemann and Ola Dahlblom (HTML, PDF, EPUB)
Modern Fortran Tutorial - Yutaka Masuda (HTML)
Professional Programmer’s Guide to Fortran77 (2005) - Clive G. Page (PDF)
Self Study Guide 2: Programming in Fortran 95 - Dr Rachael Padman (PDF)
User Notes On Fortran Programming (UNFP): An open cooperative practical guide (1998) - Abraham Agay, Arne Vajhoej et. al (HTML)

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Last modified 18 May 2025

FORTRAN (FORmula TRANslator)

A general-purpose, compiled imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing.

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