Tutorial

• Fortran Programming Basics
  • What we cover
    • Prerequisites and setup
  • Compile and run
    • Hello, Fortran
    • Language basics
  • Source form
  • Types and declarations
  • Operators (overview)
  • Input and output
    • Control flow
  • If and case
  • Loops
    • 1D arrays and array features
  • Declaring arrays
  • Array constructors and assignments
    • Multidimensional Arrays (Matrices)
  • Declaration and Rank
  • Column-Major Order (Crucial!)
  • Initialisation
  • Accessing Elements and Slicing
  • Matrix Arithmetic vs. Element-wise
  • Dynamic Allocation
  • Summary Table
  • Intrinsic procedures (basics)
  • Intrinsic procedures (linear algebra)
  • Intrinsic procedures (reductions)
  • Intrinsic procedures (location querying)
  • The element-wise masks and where construct
    • The do concurrent construct
  • Syntax
  • The Independence Contract
    • Modules
  • Basic Anatomy
  • How to Import Modules
  • Controlling Namespace (only)
    • Procedures
  • Subroutines vs functions
  • Subroutines
  • Functions
  • Arguments and Intent (The Contract)
  • Pass-By-Reference
  • Modules and Interfaces
    • Numerical robustness tips
    • Project layout and simple builds
    • Fortran Compilation
  • The File Extensions
  • The “Header” Difference (.mod files)
  • Dependency Management (Makefiles)
    • Hands-on exercises
    • Common pitfalls in modern Fortran