142. ASSOCIATE is preferred over POINTER to create an alias because POINTER can inhibit optimization.

topic: Associate

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Although ASSOCIATE of Fortran 2003 and POINTER of Fortran 90 can both create an alias for a derived type component or an array section, ASSOCIATE is now preferred since the use of POINTER can inhibit optimization.

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Although ASSOCIATE of Fortran 2003 and POINTER of Fortran 90 can both create an alias for a derived type component or an array section, ASSOCIATE is now preferred since the use of POINTER can inhibit optimization.pic.twitter.com/n39lBNhTEz

— FortranTip (@fortrantip) March 4, 2022

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