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Author: milancurcic

FortranCon2020-community/README.md

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 **Abstract**:
 A thriving community around a programming language is essential for onboarding
-newcomers to the language and retaining existing users.
+new users and retaining existing ones.
 Besides a few discussion boards and mailing lists, Fortran has not had a
 healthy online community in the modern internet era, like many other
 programming languages have.
-Despite the developments of the language itself, its user base has been
+Despite the development of the language, its user base has been
 declining as a result.
-Many new software projects are now being started in languages like C++, Python,
+Many new software projects are being started in languages like C++, Python,
 or Julia, despite Fortran being better suited for the task at hand.
 In this talk, we will discuss the need for and the ongoing development of the new
 fortran-lang (https://fortran-lang.org) community and its suite of projects
 that currently include a standard library, package manager, and a website.
 Fortran-lang aims to provide a central place for Fortran users, beginning and
-expert alike, to find a set of recommended tools, libraries, tutorials, and
-discussion venues that are inclusive and welcoming of newcomers to the language.
+expert alike, to find recommended tools, libraries, tutorials, and
+discussion venues that are inclusive and welcoming of newcomers.
 We believe that an organized community and a home of Fortran on the internet,
-in addition to the ongoing work by the Standards Committee and compiler developers,
-are essential for the long-term thriving -- and not just mere survival -- of Fortran.
+in addition to the Standards Committee and compiler developers,
+are essential for the long-term thriving—and not just mere survival—of Fortran.
 Finally, we will discuss the next steps, the one-year vision, and the 10-year
 vision for going forward.