The State of Fortran

A community of developers has formed to modernize the Fortran ecosystem. In this article, we describe the high-level features of Fortran that continue to make it a good choice for scientists and engineers in the 21st century. Ongoing efforts include the development of a Fortran standard library and package manager, the fostering of a friendly and welcoming online community, improved compiler support, and language feature development. The lessons learned are common across contemporary programming languages and help reduce the learning curve and increase adoption of Fortran.

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This article discusses the efforts made by a community of developers to modernize the Fortran ecosystem. It highlights the high-level features that make Fortran a good choice for scientists and engineers in the 21st century. The ongoing work includes the development of a standard library and package manager, fostering a welcoming online community, improving compiler support, and enhancing language features. The lessons learned can be applied to other contemporary programming languages, reducing the learning curve and increasing adoption of Fortran.