# Resistance to modernization

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**Created:** [August 8, 2022, 8:23pm UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/resistance-to-modernization/4136 "2022-08-08T20:23:21Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 14, 2022, 8:57am UTC](https://fortran-lang.discourse.group/t/resistance-to-modernization/4136/69 "2022-08-14T08:57:25Z")

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[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362680171\_An\_Automated\_Tool\_for\_Upgrading\_Fortran\_Codes](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/362680171_An_Automated_Tool_for_Upgrading_Fortran_Codes)  
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Open Access:

> **[An Automated Tool for Upgrading Fortran Codes](https://www.mdpi.com/2674-113X/1/3/14)**
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> With archaic coding techniques, there will be a time when it will be necessary to modernize vulnerable software. However, redeveloping out-of-date code can be a time-consuming task when dealing with a multitude of files. To reduce the amount of...

(Note that this paper is citing “The State of Fortran”)

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