Silverfrost FTN95

Silverfrost FTN95 is a development environment that aims to provide you with the required tools for creating applications that use the Fortran language. The package includes the Plato code editor, a compiler and other apps for analyzing and personalizing your projects.

The main program from the package is the Plato IDE which allows you to create and edit the code for your application. It is also able to compile the code and check the file for errors before testing it.

With Plato you can examine the code and run through every step of the program in order to discover bugs. It supports syntax highlighting for several languages which include Fortran, C#, C++ and Assembler.

An important feature is the Visual Studio integration which allows you to build, debug and deploy the programs from one interface. Since it adds code completion and syntax highlighting, you might find it easier to create .NET applications with Fortran.

Although it has multiple plug-ins integrated in Visual Studio, FTN95 is able to compile and link your programs as a standalone application. The compiler can also be used in command line in order to perform batch operations by using comprehensive commands.

If you are just starting to use this environment, you should read the included documentation. It provides you with usage details about the compiler and the Plato IDE. The user can also learn about Fortran by reading the included tutorials.

Overall, Silverfrost FTN95 is a useful tool for the users who want to use Fortran for creating console-based or .NET applications.