Fortran 2000(ID:8261/)

New standard for Fortran, including many significant improvements

INformal name for the project, so also called Fortran 2003, next Version Fortran 2004

Fortran Standard (base language), ISO/IEC 1539-1:2004(E),
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Fortran 95 => Fortran 2000   Evolution of
References:
  • Wagener, Jerrold "Fortran 95 and Fortran 2000" pp7-12 view details
          in Fortran Forum 14(4) December 1995 view details
  • Muxworthy, David "Language architecture ? obsolescence and deletions" pp303-307 view details
          in Computer Standards & Interfaces (Fortran 90 Issue) 18(4) August 1996 view details
  • Crouch, Peter "Fortran ? a language with a past and a future" ITNOW 2005 47: 22; view details Abstract: The latest version of the ISO/IEC standard 1539 ? 1:2004, informally known as Fortran 2003, was published in November 2004. This standard is the culmination of almost a decade's work by representatives from the US, UK and other countries. External link: Online copy Extract: Use of Fortran
    Estimates suggest that there are several
    thousand organizations in Europe using
    Fortran applications, although not all of
    them are using Fortran to develop new
    programs. This is partly due to Fortran
    being seen as an old language whilst
    people want to be seen as modern, so C
    and C++ have moved to the fore. Fortran
    champions believe that despite efforts to
    improve facilities for scientific calculations
    in C and C++, Fortran has a wider range
    and is better in important areas, notably
    for handling multi-dimensional arrays and
    very large data sets. They also argue that
    Fortran is not only a safer language but
    also produces highly reliable programs
    that are easier to write and maintain.
          in Computer Standards & Interfaces (Fortran 90 Issue) 18(4) August 1996 view details
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