# Is Fortran "a dead language"?

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**Category:** Advocacy\
**Created:** [January 12, 2024, 3:21pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/is-fortran-a-dead-language/7173 "2024-01-12T15:21:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 12, 2024, 8:58pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/is-fortran-a-dead-language/7173/9 "2024-01-12T20:58:33Z")

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Crunching numbers:

[![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/fortran_lang/original/2X/c/c3566f1a2b1c7cae28a9df73bd6065c58df6e840.jpeg "The Rabid Rabbit | Monty Python and the Holy Grail (Upscaled, SDR)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilP4TlozVy8)

Edited: a longer version, until the holy grenade: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgj3nZWtOfA](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgj3nZWtOfA)

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