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3- ### Problem and Motivation
3+ ## Problem and Motivation
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1212* Fortran users are scattered and disconnected
1313* New user adoption is diminishing
1414* New Fortran projects are diminishing
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16+ ➡ Fortran is on life support
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2426* No package management solution
2527* Open source compilers few and far between
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27- => Fortran is hard to work with
29+ ➡ Fortran is difficult to work with
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33- ### Poor general purpose library ecosystem
35+ ### Poor library ecosystem
3436
3537* Fortran originated in the pre-internet era
3638* Before email, websites, or version control
3739* GitHub? Forget about it!
38- * Many wheels re-invented but not published
40+ * Many wheels re-invented but not shared
3941
4042➡ Scarce open source library ecosystem
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4850* Difficult to find other users
4951* Conferences and meetups few and far between
50- * Feeling alone is not fun
51- * It makes you re-invent the wheel
52- * It makes you want to give up
52+ * Feeling alone is not fun:
53+ - It makes you re-invent the wheel
54+ - It makes you want to give up
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72- ### Our goals for Fortran
74+ ### Our desires for Fortran
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74- * Fortran should be _ easy_ to work with
75- * Fortran should be _ fun_ to work with
76- * Working with Fortran should spark joy
76+ * Fortran should be easy and fun to work with
7777* It should feel like play and not work
78+ * Run Fortran code on any architecture--CPUs, GPUs, emerging architectures
79+ * Rich ecosystem of open source libraries
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8789* A rich standard library
8890* An easy-to-use, fast package manager
8991* A cutting-edge open source compiler and interpreter
90- * A modern, beautiful website and learning resources
92+ * A modern, beautiful website and learning resources to attract new users
9193* A welcoming and inclusive online community
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