Intermediate Modern Fortran

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Fortran supports both static- and dynamic-sized arrays

Fortran arrays are objects, allowing out of bounds accesses to be checked

The bounds of an array can be set by the programmer

Arrays passed as arguments retain their size, not their bounds

Array arguments behave as though passed by reference, however array sections may require copy-in, copy-out

Fortran pointers describe what they are pointing to, not only its address

We must take care when programming with pointers to avoid aliasing

Procedure pointers create a binding between a variable and a procedure

Derived types enable creating custom data structures in Fortran.

Access to components of derived types can be controlled via the private attribute

Interfaces allow us to write generic, high-level code

Designing a generic interface requires care, particularly for generic operators