Why Fortran?

Parametric Fortran - A Program Generator for Customized Generic Fortran Extensions

We describe the design and implementation of a program generator that can produce extensions of Fortran that are specialized to support the programming of particular applications. Extensions are specified through parameter structures that can be referred to in Fortran programs to specify the dependency of program parts on these parameters. By providing parameter values, a parameterized Fortran ...

Development of the Fortran Module Wizard within DIGITAL Visual Fortran

Vol. 9 No. 1 1997 13 DIGITAL Visual Fortran is an integrated development environment for Fortran applications. It is supported on the Windows NT version 4.0 operating system on both Alpha and Intel hardware and on the Windows 95 system. DIGITAL Visual Fortran is a combination of technologies from DIGITAL and Microsoft Corporation. The DIGITAL-supplied compiler and run-time libraries support the...

A Comparison of Bsp Fortran and Distributed Fortran 90

Is Fortran Still Relevant? Comparing Fortran with Java and C++

This paper presents a comparative study to evaluate and compare Fortran with the two most popular programming languages Java and C++. Fortran has gone through major and minor extensions in the years 2003 and 2008. (1) How much have these extensions made Fortran comparable to Java and C++? (2) What are the differences and similarities, in supporting features like: Templates, object constructors ...

Geo-visualization Fortran library

Geobrowser tools offer easy access to geographical and map images over which geospatial data can be overlaid, a process that provides a powerful new visualization resource for scientists. Many of these tools make use of the well-documented KML/XML data formats, and the challenge for the scientist is to generate KML files from their simulation and analysis programs. Since many of these programs ...