Fortran

Summary

Fortran (Formula Translation) is one of the oldest high-level programming languages, primarily designed for scientific and engineering calculations. It specializes in numerical computation and scientific computing with powerful array processing capabilities.

Paradigms

imperative

Domains

scientific computing, numerical analysis, high-performance computing, physics, chemistry, analysis

Key Features

modules, operator overloading, pure functions, type inference, first-class functions, native FFI

Typing

static system, non-structural typing, strong typing, partial inference, compile-time checking, conservative type coercion, required type annotations

Compilation

compiled

Influenced By

IBM 704 assembly, ALGOL, Speedcoding

Influenced

ALGOL 58, PACT, CGOL, Ratfor, MATLAB, Wolfram Language, ALTRAN, C, MUMPS, DIBOL, DOPE, PL/I, Algol

Ratings

File extensions

f, f77, for, fpp

External Links

• Fortran official site
• Fortran jobs at Devjobsscanner
• r/fortran subreddit
• Trending GitHub repositories