CODING STANDARDS

• Source files with the .f suffix adhere to fortran fixed format standard
• the default indentation width is 1
• Source files with the .f90 suffix adhere to fortran free format standard
• the default indentation width is 3
• Each subroutine/function contains a comment section that explicitly states its purpose
• Each new paragraph in a source file starts with a comment line detailing the purpose of the following paragraph
• All public variables in a module have an abc_ prefix that is unique for that module.
• All variables/subroutines/functions/intrinsics etc. have lowercase names.
• the only exeception is a USE statement for modules that are defined in the same file in which they are used.