Why is Salford Software developing a new compiler?
Salford FTN95 for Microsoft .NET will enable Fortran developers to take advantage of the next generation of the Web. Q: Will FTN95 for .NET be able to generate native Win32 code? A: Yes. Salford FTN95 for Microsoft .NET will be capable of generating Win32 code (as it does now) or .NET code. Q: Can I mix Win32 and .NET code in one application? A: You can call Win32 code contained in a DLL from within a .NET application. Q: Will I be able to integrate my Fortran code with Microsoft’s C# language? A: Yes indeed. Integration with C# and other .NET languages will be extremely simple and will be illustrated by a variety of examples. Q: Can I still use Salford ClearWin+ to build my GUI applications? A: Yes. This will always be available under Win32, and can also be called from within .NET code. Obviously, because ClearWin+ is a Win32 product, such programs will only run on Win32 platforms. Q: On which platforms will FTN95 for Microsoft .NET run? A: Currently on any x86 machine running Win32 a
