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Is fortran a dead language?


Asked by Jordyn Brewer on Dec 03, 2021 FAQ



Fortran is not a dead language. Many scientific calculations are still done using Fortran. And many of the codes being run on supercomputers and the National Labs are in Fortran. Trouble is that today when people think of computers they only know the business applications side of things.
Moreover,
In our niche of scientific software development, Fortran is very much alive and kicking. Even though it ranks after place 10 on Tiobe’s list of popular programming languages. So, here’s for the people that do not belong to this niche (or cult, if you will).
Additionally, Fortran will never die as long as there are people who refuse to believe that 'code' is a mass noun. (That is, all "codes" are very often Fortran, whereas an indefinite mass of "code" can be any other language.) These knocks on FORTRAN are superficial and fashion-based.
One may also ask,
Absolutely no contest. Yes, I could have used C, but when it comes to array handling as part of the language, resulting in readable numerical code, Fortran will always have the edge for me. It's the difference between a computer scientist's language, and a mathematician's language. How do I render a vector graphic using C#?
Next,
Fortran 2018. The latest revision of the language (Fortran 2018) was earlier referred to as Fortran 2015. It is a significant revision and was released on 28 November 2018. Fortran 2018 incorporates two previously published Technical Specifications: ISO/IEC TS 29113:2012 Further Interoperability with C