064. Case insensitivity

topic: Basics

Note

This tip is a draft1.

Fortran used to be written entirely in UPPERCASE, but is now case insensitive. However, whilst the following example is completely valid, to ensure legibility it’s highly recommended to choose a case convention and stick to it!

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Fortran used to be written entirely in UPPERCASE, but is now case insensitive. However, whilst the following example is completely valid, to ensure legibility it's highly recommended to choose a case convention and stick to it! pic.twitter.com/AMXjjEVsOE

— FortranTip (@fortrantip) January 1, 2022

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