# Announcements **URL:** https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/c/announcements/6.md [Latest](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/categories.md) --- ## [About the Announcements category](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/about-the-announcements-category/29)
**Author:** [@milancurcic](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/milancurcic)\ **Replies:** 0
Use this category to announce anything Fortran related, such as: Meetings and other events New projects and releases New compiler releases New standard releases --- ## [Celebrating 70 years of Fortran](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/celebrating-70-years-of-fortran/11114)
**Author:** [@jwallwork23](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jwallwork23)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 6:03pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/celebrating-70-years-of-fortran/11114 "2026-09-26T18:03:00Z")
On 1st December this year, the Institute of Computing for Climate Change (ICCS) will be hosting a 70th birthday party for Fortran at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester, UK! https://fortran-index.github.io/for… --- ## [LLVM Meetup in Munich – October 28th 2026](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/llvm-meetup-in-munich-october-28th-2026/11130)
**Author:** [@ivanpribec](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/ivanpribec)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 10:55am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/llvm-meetup-in-munich-october-28th-2026/11130 "2026-09-26T10:55:14Z")
Quoting from the post above, There will be two talks again, one about an LLVM-based linter for the Fortran programming language, and another one to be determined. --- ## [Fortran Monthly Call - September 2026](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-monthly-call-september-2026/11075)
**Author:** [@FedericoPerini](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/FedericoPerini)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-monthly-call-september-2026/11075 "2026-09-24T13:46:25Z")
After a long hiatus, let’s restart the fortran-lang community call. This session will focus on the status of the ecosystem: fpm, stdlib, lfortran, etc. Feel free to propose additional discussion priorities, upcoming rel… --- ## [preCICE online training 2026](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/precice-online-training-2026/11110)
**Author:** [@ivanpribec](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/ivanpribec)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 6:23am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/precice-online-training-2026/11110 "2026-09-21T06:23:26Z")
In case anyone is interested in coupling different simulations (multiphysics) this is a nice piece of software. They support all popular languages in scientific computing (C++, C, Fortran, Python, MATLAB, Julia, Rus… --- ## [Traits, Generics, and modern-day OO for Fortran](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/traits-generics-and-modern-day-oo-for-fortran/8426)
**Author:** [@kkifonidis](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/kkifonidis)\ **Replies:** 123\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2026, 1:28pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/traits-generics-and-modern-day-oo-for-fortran/8426 "2026-09-20T13:28:04Z")
This announcement is for those of you who have expressed concerns about the direction that Fortran development has been taking in the recent past, and who would like to see both an alternative take on generics, as wel… --- ## [Published a new book: "Modern Software Design in Fortran"](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/published-a-new-book-modern-software-design-in-fortran/11099)
**Author:** [@matthiasnoback](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/matthiasnoback)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 6:37pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/published-a-new-book-modern-software-design-in-fortran/11099 "2026-09-17T18:37:17Z")
Hi everyone, I’ve quietly launched my Fortran book “Modern Software Design in Fortran” before the summer break, and would like to announce it here today. The book is based on the 8-part training program that I’ve design… --- ## [Modern Fortran Quadpack](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/modern-fortran-quadpack/3714)
**Author:** [@jacobwilliams](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jacobwilliams)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 2:22pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/modern-fortran-quadpack/3714 "2026-09-17T14:22:41Z")
I think it’s been mentioned in other posts, but I wanted to officially announce the new, Modern Fortran Quadpack library for numerical integration (quadrature): This is a complete modernization and refactoring of the … --- ## [PRIK — Bring native Fortran and C code to Python](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/prik-bring-native-fortran-and-c-code-to-python/11069)
**Author:** [@Said-H](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Said-H)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/prik-bring-native-fortran-and-c-code-to-python/11069 "2026-09-14T08:11:52Z")
Hi everyone, I’d like to introduce PRIK (Python Runtime Interop Kit), an open-source project I’ve been working on for generating native Python bindings for Fortran and C code. The basic usage can be as simple as: pip … --- ## [V0.1.0 of mqc released!](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/v0-1-0-of-mqc-released/11088)
**Author:** [@jorgeg](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jorgeg)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 6:29am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/v0-1-0-of-mqc-released/11088 "2026-09-11T06:29:50Z")
I have been writing a new quantum chemistry package that relies on fragmentation for massive parallelism and I am happy to announce that v0.1.0 has been released! after this I will stick to a monthly release schedule. I… --- ## [Please participate: global survey on the state and impact of Fortran](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/please-participate-global-survey-on-the-state-and-impact-of-fortran/10620)
**Author:** [@arainer](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/arainer)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/please-participate-global-survey-on-the-state-and-impact-of-fortran/10620 "2026-09-10T15:51:29Z")
Hi TL;DR: we are conducting an online survey to better understand the global state and impact of Fortran and the Fortran community. We intend to make the results of the survey available to the entire community. The surv… --- ## [Simply Fortran 4.0 released!](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/simply-fortran-4-0-released/11083)
**Author:** [@jeff](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jeff)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/simply-fortran-4-0-released/11083 "2026-09-03T19:59:37Z")
The next major version of Simply Fortran, the development environment and, on Windows, compiler package, has finally been released. The new version adds a number of requested features, including: Support for Fortran c… --- ## [Fortran translations of many R packages](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-translations-of-many-r-packages/11076)
**Author:** [@Beliavsky](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Beliavsky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2026, 6:43pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-translations-of-many-r-packages/11076 "2026-08-31T18:43:03Z")
There are more than 20,000 R packages, most of which import other R packages. You can ask ChatGPT on high or extra high mode to translate the computational algorithms of an R package, given a zip file of its code, to an … --- ## [fortran-audit — a static modernisation audit for legacy Fortran](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-audit-a-static-modernisation-audit-for-legacy-fortran/11068)
**Author:** [@nsknumerics](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/nsknumerics)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 1:20pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-audit-a-static-modernisation-audit-for-legacy-fortran/11068 "2026-08-26T13:20:11Z")
I have been writing a small static analyser for legacy Fortran and it has reached the point where it might be useful to other people. It looks for the constructs that change results rather than merely offend taste: co… --- ## [Fortran 2023 interface bindings to SDL3](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-2023-interface-bindings-to-sdl3/11060)
**Author:** [@interkosmos](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/interkosmos)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-2023-interface-bindings-to-sdl3/11060 "2026-08-25T22:22:24Z")
Greetings, SDL3 (Simple DirectMedia Layer 3) is a cross-platform C library for building games and multimedia applications. The latest version 3 was released in 2025 and can be seen as stable now. In comparison with its … --- ## [Update on using Fortran Standard on NVIDIA, Intel, and AMD GPUs](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/update-on-using-fortran-standard-on-nvidia-intel-and-amd-gpus/11064)
**Author:** [@sumseq](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/sumseq)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/update-on-using-fortran-standard-on-nvidia-intel-and-amd-gpus/11064 "2026-08-25T02:29:33Z")
Want to run your Fortran codes on GPUs but don’t want to add external APIs or directives? Check out our new paper on using Fortran’s “do concurrent” to run on NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel GPUs! https://arxiv.org/abs/2608.205… --- ## [Complete rewrite of setup-fortran, 7 compilers supported](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/complete-rewrite-of-setup-fortran-7-compilers-supported/10893)
**Author:** [@minhdao](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/minhdao)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/complete-rewrite-of-setup-fortran-7-compilers-supported/10893 "2026-08-22T18:56:30Z")
Hi all, I was wondering if I could address all the issues we’re having in fortran-lang/setup-fortran at once by rewriting the GitHub Action from the ground up and I think it may have worked. 7 Fortran compilers are now… --- ## [Research articles using Fortran, 2025 on](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/research-articles-using-fortran-2025-on/9070)
**Author:** [@Beliavsky](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Beliavsky)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/research-articles-using-fortran-2025-on/9070 "2026-08-22T14:59:14Z")
The earlier thread became long, so I am starting a new one. Dual Numbers for Arbitrary Order Automatic Differentiation by F. Peñuñuri, K. B. Cantún-Avila, R. Peón-Escalante arXiv 7 Jan 2025 Dual numbers are a well-kn… --- ## [Announcing the fpm-find plugin for searching fortran-lang's package index](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/announcing-the-fpm-find-plugin-for-searching-fortran-langs-package-index/11047)
**Author:** [@rouson](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/rouson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 7:15pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/announcing-the-fpm-find-plugin-for-searching-fortran-langs-package-index/11047 "2026-08-11T19:15:55Z")
Today I made the first public release of the fpm plugin fpm-find 0.1.0. Weighing in at 765 lines, including unit tests, it’s a minimal viable product that takes advantage of the simple structure of fortran-lang’s packag… --- ## [Transpilers from C++ and C to Fortran](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/transpilers-from-c-and-c-to-fortran/11041)
**Author:** [@Beliavsky](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/Beliavsky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 7:16pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/transpilers-from-c-and-c-to-fortran/11041 "2026-08-06T19:16:53Z")
I branched from the C to Fortran transpiler to create partial transpilers from C++ and C to Fortran using Codex and Claude. The mapping of C++ language constructs, including std::mdspan, to modern Fortran is described… --- ## [My Probability Distributions Library](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/my-probability-distributions-library/11038)
**Author:** [@barisbaris](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/barisbaris)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 1:56pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/my-probability-distributions-library/11038 "2026-08-06T13:56:37Z")
Hi, my new library is on air with the name : Lib\_Probability\_Distributions in this library, you can find ; discrete distributions continuous ones. ln version for each functions for big values of N I hope, it will he… --- ## [Markov Chain Library ](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/markov-chain-library/11030)
**Author:** [@barisbaris](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/barisbaris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 2:59pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/markov-chain-library/11030 "2026-08-05T14:59:36Z")
Hi, This is my first post. Therefore, I might have chosen wrong sub-topic. If so, mods will do what neeeds to be done. I prepared a “High-Order (n degree) Markov Chain” library. I hope, it will be useful for develope… --- ## [PAW-ATM 2026 submission deadline July 31](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/paw-atm-2026-submission-deadline-july-31/11028)
**Author:** [@milancurcic](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/milancurcic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 30, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/paw-atm-2026-submission-deadline-july-31/11028 "2026-07-30T19:04:52Z")
The 9th Annual Parallel Applications Workshop, Alternatives To MPI+X will be held in conjunction with Supercomputing 2026 on November 15, 2026. This workshop may be interesting to the Fortran Discourse crowd. Note that … --- ## [RESCon26: deadline 8 May 2026](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/rescon26-deadline-8-may-2026/10883)
**Author:** [@vmagnin](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/vmagnin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 28, 2026, 12:51pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/rescon26-deadline-8-may-2026/10883 "2026-07-28T12:51:54Z")
--- ## [Invitation to Contribute to Special Issue "HPC-Driven CFD: From Algorithms to GPU Supercomputers" in Computation](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/invitation-to-contribute-to-special-issue-hpc-driven-cfd-from-algorithms-to-gpu-supercomputers-in-computation/11017)
**Author:** [@szaghi](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/szaghi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2026, 8:54am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/invitation-to-contribute-to-special-issue-hpc-driven-cfd-from-algorithms-to-gpu-supercomputers-in-computation/11017 "2026-07-24T08:54:01Z")
Call for Papers, Special Issue in Computation :rocket: HPC-Driven CFD: From Algorithms to GPU Supercomputers Modern CFD is undergoing a profound transformation. GPU-accelerated and heterogeneous supercomputers are resh… --- ## [New release of fpx](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/new-release-of-fpx/10637)
**Author:** [@davidpfister](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/davidpfister)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/new-release-of-fpx/10637 "2026-07-21T12:35:12Z")
I just published the first release of fpx, an extended Fortran preprocessor. This project aims at providing a simple, embeddable, open-source preprocessor written in modern Fortran. fpx is mostly compliant with a C prep… --- ## [Fortran Relational Database](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-relational-database/10974)
**Author:** [@simong](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/simong)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 9:58am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-relational-database/10974 "2026-06-22T09:58:36Z")
Fortran Relational Database This is a self-contained relational database written entirely in Fortran, see the README below for details. All the code has been written by Claude Opus 4.8 - about 13k lines in total includ… --- ## [Gfort2py v3.0.0 release](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/gfort2py-v3-0-0-release/10938)
**Author:** [@rfarmer](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/rfarmer)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2026, 6:14pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/gfort2py-v3-0-0-release/10938 "2026-06-13T18:14:18Z")
I’m happy to announce the release of gfort2py version 3 (https://github.com/rjfarmer/gfort2py). Gfort2py is a Python to Fortran interface library designed to make it easy to call modern Fortran from Python. Features inc… --- ## [New release of athena - athena 2.1.0](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/new-release-of-athena-athena-2-1-0/10846)
**Author:** [@nedanator](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/nedanator)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/new-release-of-athena-athena-2-1-0/10846 "2026-06-10T18:49:34Z")
Dear all, A new version of athena has been released - version 2.1.0 :link: ATHENA release: Release v2.1.0 · nedtaylor/athena · GitHub The release builds on the 2.0 rewrite, with a focus on neural operators, inverse de… --- ## [Nml-tools v0.3: schema-driven Fortran namelist helpers](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/nml-tools-v0-3-schema-driven-fortran-namelist-helpers/10945)
**Author:** [@MuellerSeb](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/MuellerSeb)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/nml-tools-v0-3-schema-driven-fortran-namelist-helpers/10945 "2026-06-08T12:40:23Z")
I would like to share a short update on nml-tools, a small Python tool that generates Fortran namelist modules from YAML/JSON schema-like files. The idea is to describe each namelist once and generate the repetitive pie… [Next page](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/c/announcements/6.md?page=1)