

Various Fortran compilers are available, a comprehensive list is available on the web site of the Fortran Programming Language.

On Linux many different, arguably better, alternatives are available. In this guide Visual Studio 2019 combined with the Intel Fortran compiler is proposed as a do-it-all Fortran IDE for Windows. NOTE: This guide was tested with the latest versions of the software at the time of writing, that is Visual Studio 2019 and Intel Fortran Compiler version 2021.3.0 IntroductionĪs of today Fortran is still one of the leading programming languages for high performance and scientific computing on the other hand HPC and scientific computing are still a highly specialized niche and, as a result, not many user friendly tools are available for Fortran development.

