# Advocacy **URL:** https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/c/advocacy/27.md [Latest](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/categories.md) --- ## [About the Advocacy category](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/about-the-advocacy-category/7189)
**Author:** [@certik](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/certik)\ **Replies:** 0
Discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of Fortran compared to other programming languages, of how Fortran can be made more popular, and of trends in its popularity. Respect should be shown to other languages and thei… --- ## [I come to bury .mod files not to praise them](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/i-come-to-bury-mod-files-not-to-praise-them/11128)
**Author:** [@themos](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/themos)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 11:09pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/i-come-to-bury-mod-files-not-to-praise-them/11128 "2026-09-29T23:09:46Z")
TLDR:We have lived with .mod files for 35 years at least. That’s enough. It is time to give them up. Efficient recompilation requires fine-grained analysis. What can replace them? And what other wins can an alternative e… --- ## [Fortran blog post with Institute for Research Software](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-blog-post-with-institute-for-research-software/11138)
**Author:** [@fxm](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/fxm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2026, 9:55pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-blog-post-with-institute-for-research-software/11138 "2026-09-29T21:55:38Z")
Earlier this year, I tried to bring together some geoscience Fortranners at the EGU conference. It’s been my experience that many Fortran users in geoscience are quite oblivious of the developments of the past 5+ years –… --- ## [Fortran returns to top 20 TIOBE index](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-returns-to-top-20-tiobe-index/1069)
**Author:** [@Samuel\_GF](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Samuel_GF)\ **Replies:** 297\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 12:25pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-returns-to-top-20-tiobe-index/1069 "2026-09-08T12:25:08Z")
Excuse me if it has been posted before. Copied and pasted from TIOBE Index - TIOBE "Take a look at Fortran! This dinosaur is back in the top 20 after more than 10 years. Fortran was the first commercial programming lan… --- ## [Why separate TYPE and CLASS keywords in modern Fortran?](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/why-separate-type-and-class-keywords-in-modern-fortran/10978)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 69\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2026, 11:31am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/why-separate-type-and-class-keywords-in-modern-fortran/10978 "2026-07-05T11:31:44Z")
I agree with this but from what I’ve been seeing, if you use any fancy things (that might be supported or not) you start getting performance hits. For example, I had a memory allocation in a polymorphic function: class… --- ## [Fortran people in Australia/New Zealand](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-people-in-australia-new-zealand/10975)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 6:47pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-people-in-australia-new-zealand/10975 "2026-06-27T18:47:44Z")
Hi everyone, Very short, just looking for Fortran programmers and users of the language that are in the Australia/New Zealand region. Please reach out :slight\_smile: Cheers --- ## [The rantings of a stubborn GPU programmer](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/the-rantings-of-a-stubborn-gpu-programmer/10965)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/the-rantings-of-a-stubborn-gpu-programmer/10965 "2026-06-20T01:32:01Z")
I have kept a “running diary” where I’ve written down some of my ideas and reasoning behind writing GPU accelerated Fortran code with the assistance of LLMs and agentic ish workflows. You can find them on my website. Par… --- ## [EGU26 in Vienna](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/egu26-in-vienna/10629)
**Author:** [@fxm](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/fxm)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 8, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/egu26-in-vienna/10629 "2026-05-08T10:00:50Z")
Following @jorgeg’s ISC26 post, I want to ask if anyone here is attending EGU26 in May? Among many other things, I plan to present FSML in the Scientific software development session to make a case to the Earth Science F… --- ## [Speed comparison of Fortran, Python, and R](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/speed-comparison-of-fortran-python-and-r/10875)
**Author:** [@Beliavsky](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Beliavsky)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 10:46pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/speed-comparison-of-fortran-python-and-r/10875 "2026-04-30T22:46:23Z")
Codex continues to improve, and the cost of programming has fallen dramatically, so numerical algorithms available in Python, R, and Matlab/Octave should be available in modern Fortran and not just FORTRAN 77. I had Code… --- ## [Computer science returns to the domain of scientists and engineers](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/computer-science-returns-to-the-domain-of-scientists-and-engineers/10836)
**Author:** [@Beliavsky](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Beliavsky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 3:36am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/computer-science-returns-to-the-domain-of-scientists-and-engineers/10836 "2026-04-08T03:36:37Z")
A tweet that got 15K likes and reminded me of Fortran (created to let scientists and engineers program at a higher level) is below. @TheVixhal Computer science is gradually returning to the domain of physicists, mathem… --- ## [What should a general Fortran registry do?](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/what-should-a-general-fortran-registry-do/10823)
**Author:** [@Beliavsky](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Beliavsky)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 8:31pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/what-should-a-general-fortran-registry-do/10823 "2026-04-05T20:31:03Z")
An FPM registry is under development. I think the Fortran community is more decentralized than that of R or Rust, and there are lots of project that cannot or will not use FPM, as evidenced by my large list of Fortran co… --- ## [ISI statistics conference, Malta (2026)](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/isi-statistics-conference-malta-2026/10813)
**Author:** [@fxm](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/fxm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 6:21pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/isi-statistics-conference-malta-2026/10813 "2026-03-26T18:21:18Z")
I will be attending the ISI (International Statistical Institute) conference in Valletta (03 - 05 June 2026). If any other Fortranners here are attending and interested in chatting about Fortran for statistics (or just … --- ## [Podcast Episode on Fortran (in German)](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/podcast-episode-on-fortran-in-german/10800)
**Author:** [@MarDie](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/MarDie)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/podcast-episode-on-fortran-in-german/10800 "2026-03-19T13:56:17Z")
I’ve shared some thoughts on Fortran in the German podcast “Engineering Kiosk”: #259 Modern Fortran: Nach 70 Jahren immer noch ein HPC-Arbeitstier mit Prof. Martin Diehl - Engineering Kiosk --- ## [JOSS badge for your \`README.md\`](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/joss-badge-for-your-readme-md/10797)
**Author:** [@nbehrnd](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/nbehrnd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 1:32pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/joss-badge-for-your-readme-md/10797 "2026-03-17T13:32:05Z")
I would like to share the news that papers in JOSS a.k.a. The Journal of Open Source Software are now (again) assigned a snippet of Markdown. If used, for instance in the project’s README.md file, they provide a link b… --- ## [Information request for March newsletter](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/information-request-for-march-newsletter/10757)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/information-request-for-march-newsletter/10757 "2026-03-04T16:57:29Z")
Hi everyone! are there any news, packages, talks, etc. that you’d like to be included into the March newsletter? I’ll put up a draft PR soon --- ## [Code snippet - compact renumbering](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/code-snippet-compact-renumbering/10758)
**Author:** [@Arjen](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Arjen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2026, 8:10am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/code-snippet-compact-renumbering/10758 "2026-03-04T08:10:50Z")
I had the following problem: I needed to select a number of indices in a large table and at the same time renumber them to get a more compact set. The excluded entries had to be set to zero. Well, a pretty specific and u… --- ## [February Newsletter request for information](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/february-newsletter-request-for-information/10644)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 11:44am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/february-newsletter-request-for-information/10644 "2026-02-03T11:44:19Z")
Hi all, I will start working on putting together the newsletter for Feb. If there’s something you’d like included please let me know, i.e. releases of code, packages, bug reports/fixes in compilers, JOSS papers, Fortran… --- ## [Is Fortran Memory-Safe?](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/is-fortran-memory-safe/7716)
**Author:** [@apple3feet](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/apple3feet)\ **Replies:** 47\ **Last updated:** [January 31, 2026, 4:02pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/is-fortran-memory-safe/7716 "2026-01-31T16:02:18Z")
In another thread (about the US administration advocating the use of memory safe languages) I mentioned a chart I used to maintain which compared different compilers with regard to their run-time error checking. That ch… --- ## [BoF at ISC26 in Hamburg?](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/bof-at-isc26-in-hamburg/10628)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2026, 11:01am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/bof-at-isc26-in-hamburg/10628 "2026-01-29T11:01:22Z")
Is anyone here planning on attending ISC in Hamburg? If so, would anyone be interested in doing a BoF session on Fortran for HPC/GPU etc. I don’t want to force anyone to pay registration if they’re not already going! De… --- ## [Suggestions on how to start a Fortran Users Group of X](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/suggestions-on-how-to-start-a-fortran-users-group-of-x/10604)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 10:00am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/suggestions-on-how-to-start-a-fortran-users-group-of-x/10604 "2026-01-09T10:00:36Z")
Hi everyone, After a cool conversation with some colleagues I have thought about starting a Fortran Users of Australia group. I wonder if anyone here has done something similar and has any type of recommendations or les… --- ## [Do concurrent adventures: all the roads lead to GPUs](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/do-concurrent-adventures-all-the-roads-lead-to-gpus/10509)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 22, 2025, 9:57am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/do-concurrent-adventures-all-the-roads-lead-to-gpus/10509 "2025-11-22T09:57:47Z")
I spent some time two weeks ago writing some code to test out some portability of CPU and GPU code. I made some cool graphs and learned a lot. I put it together into a blog post: Performance Portability of Do Concurrent … --- ## [Issue to track suggestions/upcoming additions to the Fortran website](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/issue-to-track-suggestions-upcoming-additions-to-the-fortran-website/10496)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2025, 11:53pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/issue-to-track-suggestions-upcoming-additions-to-the-fortran-website/10496 "2025-11-15T23:53:28Z")
I have created a small issue with the topics I’ll cover based on some of the posts we’ve done in this Discourse (alongside the newsletter): List of potential contributions/ideas · Issue #602 · fortran-lang/webpage · GitH… --- ## [Newsletter + community welcome](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/newsletter-community-welcome/10458)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2025, 12:03pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/newsletter-community-welcome/10458 "2025-10-31T12:03:43Z")
Hi all, Two things in this post. I wonder if we’d be interested in kicking back up the newsletter that was being posted on the website circa 2022? Maybe a proposal for this would be structuring it as: Recap of events … --- ## [Nice talk by D. Rouson on modern Fortran features](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/nice-talk-by-d-rouson-on-modern-fortran-features/10335)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2025, 10:26pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/nice-talk-by-d-rouson-on-modern-fortran-features/10335 "2025-10-29T22:26:37Z")
Thanks @rouson for giving this talk ! A great showcase of great tools of the language. Would recommend anyone, familiar or not, to watch it --- ## [Fortran as a role model](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-as-a-role-model/10413)
**Author:** [@nbehrnd](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/nbehrnd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-as-a-role-model/10413 "2025-09-21T19:01:01Z")
I just saw Anjuan Simmons’ talk FORTRAN’s AI Playbook: Leadership lessons from history, an about half an hour presentation on August 4th about how the language made it so much easier to compute vs the previously approach… --- ## [It's 2025! Why Does Fortran continue to Dominate Weather and Climate Research?](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/its-2025-why-does-fortran-continue-to-dominate-weather-and-climate-research/10378)
**Author:** [@Carltoffel](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Carltoffel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/its-2025-why-does-fortran-continue-to-dominate-weather-and-climate-research/10378 "2025-09-10T08:54:26Z")
My boss sent me an article which might be interesting for you. It cites four discussions from here. I couldn’t find the author, so he might be a silent reader. Julius Uy, if you see this, we’d be delighted if you join… --- ## [Very simple CI workflow for Fortran apps using Conda](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/very-simple-ci-workflow-for-fortran-apps-using-conda/9867)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 1:30pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/very-simple-ci-workflow-for-fortran-apps-using-conda/9867 "2025-06-19T13:30:05Z")
Hi, in my repo I have created a very very simple CI for testing portability across OS for a very simple Fortran project with common dependencies for scientific applications. I use a single conda environment and a simple… --- ## [Prominent Fortran publications](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/prominent-fortran-publications/9817)
**Author:** [@tmj](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/tmj)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 3:51pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/prominent-fortran-publications/9817 "2025-06-05T15:51:33Z")
I’m in the process of updating the HPE Cray Compiler Environment’s “Getting Started with Fortran” section (current version is at https://cpe.ext.hpe.com/docs/latest/getting\_started/CPE-CCE-Fortran.html) and we currently … --- ## [Complaints about NumPy](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/complaints-about-numpy/9735)
**Author:** [@Beliavsky](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Beliavsky)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/complaints-about-numpy/9735 "2025-05-20T20:08:21Z")
A post I don't like NumPy has been much discussed on Hacker News. With interfaces to Fortran linear algebra libraries and possibly operator overloading, can Fortran do better? The author says the need to avoid loops in N… --- ## [Building open source Fortran compilers in website](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/building-open-source-fortran-compilers-in-website/9634)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2025, 10:24am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/building-open-source-fortran-compilers-in-website/9634 "2025-04-28T10:24:29Z")
Hello there! I was wondering if it would be of interest to have in the Fortran lang website a series of build scripts to build some of the more popular open source compilers for Fortran? Say, how to build GCC, Flang, LF… [Next page](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/c/advocacy/27.md?page=1)