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Synopsis
The F programming language is a dramatic new development in scientific programming. Building on the well-established strengths of the Fortran family of languages, it is carefully crafted to be both safe and regular, whilst retaining the enormously powerful numerical capabilities of its parent language, Fortran 90, as well as its data abstraction capability. Thus, an array language becomes available as part of a medium-size, widely-available language for the first time. In this respect, the language is clearly superior to older ones such as Pascal, C, and Basic. The book begins with an introductory chapter, then describes, in turn, the features of the language: language elements, expressions and assignments, control constructs, program units and procedures, array features, intrinsic procedures, and the input/output facilities. It is completed by six appendices, including the difference between F and Fortran 90, and solutions to most of the exercises. In the absence of a formal standard for F, this book is the defining document for the language, setting out the complete syntax and semantics of the language in a readable but thorough way. It is essential reading for users of F.
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Michael Metcalf, Computing and Networks Division, CERN, European Organization for Nuclear Research. John K. Reid, Computing and Information Systems Department, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory.
Review
A very good introductory guide to Fortran 90. A sufficient number of carefully chosen examples makes this book very useful as a textbook for studying Fortran as a first programming language.Zentrallblatt fur Mathematik
The book iswell written, it is a n easily manageable size and by no means a daunting prospect. For those who are teaching or studying programming using F it is indispensable. Scientific Computing World
`The book is essential to anyone interested in using this rational subset of Fortran.' Computing Reviews, September 1997
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