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Highlighting Fortran codes

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Hi, All. I don't know where to put this question so I write it here. It seems the GitHub does not understand the modern Fortran syntax. Not even the modern...

han190

Kind parameters

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What would be the best way of specifying the kind parameter? Should we always use the `selected_*_kind` function, `integer, parameter :: dp = selected_real_kind(15, 307)` `real(dp) :: x` or are...

raullaasner

Fortran software project licensing considerations

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While I feel that there is no one-size-fits-all choice for an appropriate license for new Fortran software projects, and trying to reach a consensus and trying to make a specific...

zbeekman

do we avoid dead code?

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From a note on another thread... > avoid dead code, do not write code that has no effect Is this an agreed guideline? The discussion is open :smile: # Summary...

szaghi

On `use different styles concurrently`

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First of all, Stefano and everyone suppporting here, I think you are doing a great job, I think this sort of effort has long been missing in the FORTRAN community....

muellermichel

What constitutes idiomatic Fortran?

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I recently used the term "Fortran idioms" or possibly "idiomatic Fortran" on comp.lang.fortran and someone commented that they weren't sure such a thing exists, which makes me think that it...

rouson

Is *explicit* better than implicit?

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I feel that there is an almost unanimous agreement on that `implicit none` must be mandatory, but I guess many of you will provide interesting _exceptions_, so > do you...

szaghi

For readability/debugging/robustness/safeness (what else?) purposes it could be interesting to add a guideline about > use keyword argument calling-style for all optional arguments in procedures callings e.g. ``` fortran subroutine...

szaghi

Select a license for *THIS DOCUMENT* and one for any code snippets included

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This is a continuation of #7. For discussion about choosing a license for a _project_ please see #8. Any off topic comments here will be deleted (and possibly moved to...

zbeekman

Sources of inspiration

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Just a list (with no special order) of sources for inspiring us > feel free to correct/expand it - [Fortran 2003 standard](http://www.j3-fortran.org/doc/year/04/04-007.pdf) - [Modern Fortran: Style and Usage](http://www.amazon.com/Modern-Fortran-Norman-S-Clerman/dp/052173052X) - [The...

szaghi