Fortran 8X Explained - Softcover

Metcalf, Michael; Reid, John K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 019853731X ISBN 13: 9780198537311

Publisher: Clarendon Press, 1987

Synopsis

The undoubted success of FORTRAN as the predominant programming language in the field of scientific and numerical computing is due in part to the steady evolution of the language. Following the publication of the first two standards of 1966 and 1978, the technical committee responsible for their development, X3J3, has been working for a decade on a new standard suitable for use in the 1990s. The new standard, at present still in draft form, will contain the new features required for large-scale computing on modern supercomputers, but still retain all of the familiar features which have made the language so popular. This book is a description of this new language, for the moment called FORTRAN 8X. It is intended to provide potential users of the language with a comprehensive guide to all its features, so that they can judge its merits and prepare for its introduction. Its authors are both members of X3J3 and have many years of experience in the use of FORTRAN.

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About the Author

Michael Metcalf has worked since 1965 in the field of data processing in high-energy physics at CERN. He is the author of a number of publications, including the books Effective FORTRAN 77 (OUP) and FORTRAN Optimization (Academic Press). John Reid, who works for Harwell Laboratory and is Secretary of X3J3, is well known as a numerical analyst. He is a co-author of the book Direct Methods for Sparse Matrices (OUP), and has played a leading role in the development of Fortran 8x.

Edition details

• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019853731X
• ISBN 13: 9780198537311
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 288