Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. General principles; 3. Formatting conventions; 4. Naming conventions; 5. Documentation conventions; 6. Programming principles; 7. Programming conventions; 8. Input and output; 9. Packaging conventions; 10. Generic programming; 11. Object orientation; 12. Parallel processing; 13. Numerics and floating point; 14. C interoperability; 15. Updating old programs; Appendix A. Source code; Appendix B. Rule list.

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This book describes best practices for good style and rigorous usage for all Fortran programmers, from novice to expert.

About the Author

Norman S. Clerman is currently a private consultant. He was formerly the Chief Computer Scientist at Opcon Design Associates, LLC, a small company engaged in lens design. Walter Spector has been employed by Silicon Graphics International's Professional Services organization (formerly Cray Research, Inc.) since 1984.