The State of Fortran
Please note there&#x27;s been some uptick in the intensity of discussion on generics lately [0].<p>Generics are necessary to bring performant data structures to Fortran, and yet they are nowhere near Go&#x27;s generics.<p>For the usual naysayers doubting Fortran&#x27;s place in a modern world: whenever you are reading or watching a weather forecast, that&#x27;s decades of Fortran staring at you. Whenever you drive past a nuclear power plant, or an airbase with &#x27;igloos&#x27;, remember that nuclear safety codes run on Fortran.<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;j3-fortran&#x2F;generics" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;j3-fortran&#x2F;generics</a>