Learn FORTRAN with Real Code Examples
Updated Nov 20, 2025
Performance Notes
Use array operations instead of loops
Enable compiler optimizations
Parallelize with OpenMP or MPI
Avoid unnecessary I/O in loops
Use appropriate precision types
Security Notes
Validate inputs for numerical stability
Avoid buffer overflows in I/O
Check for integer overflows
Ensure safe memory allocation
Sanitize external data for simulations
Monitoring Analytics
Print/log for debugging
Compiler warnings
Profiling with gprof or Intel VTune
Performance benchmarking
Regression tests
Code Quality
Use modules and subroutines
Avoid global variables
Document inputs/outputs
Use intrinsic functions
Validate array bounds