# A Fortran formatter written in Fortran **URL:** \ **Category:** AI\ **Created:** [October 24, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/a-fortran-formatter-written-in-fortran/11195 "2026-10-24T15:34:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 5
**Author:** ![jacobwilliams](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/fortran-lang.discourse.group/jacobwilliams/32/10_2.png) [@jacobwilliams](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/u/jacobwilliams)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 4:47pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/a-fortran-formatter-written-in-fortran/11195/5 "2026-10-24T16:47:39Z")
The funny thing is I always viewed the “let’s convert everything to language X” as a little silly in some cases, and a massive waste of resources in others. AI changes that equation a little… Historically, Fortran tooling was just terrible. But, with all the amazing work that has been done recently, it’s actually great now! Just look at the components I slopped together in [Fortran Package Manager GUI](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/fortran-package-manager-gui/11168). But we’re not as fast as we could be… What if we had instant linting, instant syntax highlighting, instant language server integrations, etc. I think we can have all that now… --- _[View the full topic](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/a-fortran-formatter-written-in-fortran/11195)._