Reducing Boilerplate in Numerical Engineering with Fortran Array Syntax
Learn how to replace verbose loops with Fortran array syntax, slicing, and the WHERE construct to write cleaner numerical engineering code.
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Learn how to replace verbose loops with Fortran array syntax, slicing, and the WHERE construct to write cleaner numerical engineering code.
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