Fortran is currently the world's most powerful numeric language and F is a subset of this. F is a programming language which is nearly as powerful as its parent language, containing the modern language features of Fortran, yet smaller and easier to use, debug and teach than Fortran. As with his previous Fortran books, Wilhelm Gehrke has provided a clear and comprehensive guide to the F language in this book which will be welcomed by practitioners and students alike. The F Language Guide will serve as a language reference manual for the novice as well as for the experienced programmer,...

Das Buch beschreibt die Programmiersprache F, eine moderne, sichere, handliche Untermenge von Fortran 90 ohne historische Fortran-Altlasten. F-Programmierung ist methodische Fortran-Programmierung, weil jedes F-Programm ein gultiges Fortran-Programm ist. Das Buch ist als Nachschlagewerk konzipiert, kann aber auch als Lehrbuch verwendet werden, wenn der Leser bereits eine Programmiersprache kennt. Die Fortran-Terminologie entspricht DIN EN 21539 (Fortran 90). Thematisch in sich geschlossene Kapitel und ein ausfuhrlicher Index erleichtern die Arbeit mit dem Buch.
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Fortran is one of the most widely used programming languages in science and engineering. Fortran 90 replaced the outmoded FORTRAN 77 in 1991 and this recent version of the International Standard enhances this version. It also includes several new features to ensure that Fortran continues to be aligned with High Performance Fortran (HPF) for parallel computer architectures.
Fortran 95 Language Guide will serve as a language reference manual for programmers, provide teaching material for introductory courses in Fortran programming, and give help to experienced Fortran programmers...

PREFACE The FORTRAN programming language was designed in the 1950s and standardized in 1966. That version of the language was later called FORTRAN 66. FORTRAN 66 quickly developed into the most important programming language for the development of engineering and scientific applications. In 1978, the language was redesigned and standardized again and called FORTRAN 77. However, this FORTRAN version was not yet a modern language as far as software engineering and programming methodology were concerned. In 1991, a new version of the language was standardized. Its name is Fortran 90. This...