Fortran Alternatives

Fortran is described as '(previously FORTRAN, derived from Formula Translating System) is a general-purpose, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Fortran for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best Fortran alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Fortran are C (programming language), C++, Rust and Julia.

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  1. Chapel icon
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    Chapel is a programming language designed for productive parallel computing at scale.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Object Pascal is a multi-paradigm, object-oriented, component-based general purpose programming language.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
     
    • Object Pascal is the most popular iPhone alternative to Fortran.

    • Object Pascal is Free and Open SourceFortran is also Free and Open Source
  3. Mussel icon
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    Mussel is an interpreted programming language written in Rust. It was designed as a simple and flexible language with a focus on easy-to-read syntax and powerful expression evaluation. Mussel supports basic data types, variable bindings, functions, closures, control flow...

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    • Free
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    • Rust
    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
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    Pike is a dynamic programming language with a syntax similar to Java and C. It is simple to learn, does not require long compilation passes and has powerful built-in data types allowing simple and really fast data manipulation.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. Nelua icon
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    Nelua is a systems programming language for performance sensitive applications, like real-time applications and game engines. Its syntax and semantics are similar to Lua, but its garbage collection is optional, it provides optional type notations, and it is free from an...

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  6. Odin icon
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    The Odin programming language is fast, concise, readable, pragmatic and open sourced. It is designed with the intent of replacing C with the following goals:

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    • Free
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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  7. J icon
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    J is a high-level, general-purpose programming language that is particularly suited to the mathematical, statistical, and logical analysis of data. It is a powerful tool for developing algorithms and exploring problems that are not already well understood.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Web Browser
    • Raspberry Pi
     
  8. Ponyc icon
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    Pony is an open-source, object-oriented, actor-model, capabilities-secure, high-performance programming language.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Linux Mint
    • Ubuntu
    • FreeBSD
    • Alpine Linux
     
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    A community fork of a language named after a plant fungus. All of the memory-safe features you love, now with 100% less bureaucracy.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
     
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