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3 | 3 | **Presenter**: [Milan Curcic](https://github.com/milancurcic)
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| 5 | +**Co-authors**: |
| 6 | +[Ondrej Certik](https://github.com/certik), |
| 7 | +[Vincent Magnin](https://github.com/vmagnin), |
| 8 | +[Brad Richardson](https://github.com/everythingfunctional), |
| 9 | +[Jeremie Vandenplas](https://github.com/jvdp1). |
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5 | 11 | **Title**: Toward a thriving open source Fortran community
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7 | 13 | **Abstract**:
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8 | 14 | A thriving community around a programming language is essential for onboarding
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9 | 15 | newcomers to the language and retaining existing users.
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| -Besides a few discussion boards and mailing lists, Fortran has not had a |
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| -healthy online community in the modern internet era, like many other |
| 16 | +Besides a few discussion boards and mailing lists, Fortran has not had a |
| 17 | +healthy online community in the modern internet era, like many other |
12 | 18 | programming languages have.
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| -Despite the developments of the language itself, its user base has been |
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| -declining as a result. |
| 19 | +Despite the developments of the language itself, its user base has been |
| 20 | +declining as a result. |
15 | 21 | Many new software projects are now being started in languages like C++, Python,
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16 | 22 | or Julia, despite Fortran being better suited for the task at hand.
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17 | 23 | In this talk, we will discuss the need for and the ongoing development of the new
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| -fortran-lang (https://fortran-lang.org) community and its suite of projects. |
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| -Fortran-lang aims to provide a central place for Fortran users, beginning and |
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| -expert alike, to find a set of recommended tools, libraries, tutorials, and |
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| -discussion venues. |
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| -We believe that an organized online community, besides the ongoing work by the |
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| -Standards Committee and compiler developers, is essential for the long-term |
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| -thriving--and not just mere survival--of Fortran. |
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| -Finally, we'll discuss the next steps, the one-year vision, and the 10-year |
| 24 | +fortran-lang (https://fortran-lang.org) community and its suite of projects |
| 25 | +that currently include a standard library, package manager, and a website. |
| 26 | +Fortran-lang aims to provide a central place for Fortran users, beginning and |
| 27 | +expert alike, to find a set of recommended tools, libraries, tutorials, and |
| 28 | +discussion venues that are inclusive and welcoming of newcomers to the language. |
| 29 | +We believe that an organized community and a home of Fortran on the internet, |
| 30 | +in addition to the ongoing work by the Standards Committee and compiler developers, |
| 31 | +are essential for the long-term thriving--and not just mere survival--of Fortran. |
| 32 | +Finally, we'll discuss the next steps, the one-year vision, and the 10-year |
26 | 33 | vision for going forward.
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