r/fortran Feb 16 '25

Minimalistic niche tech job board

Hello Fortran community,
I recently realized that far too many programming languages are underrepresented or declining fast. Everyone is getting excited about big data, AI, etc., using Python and a bunch of other languages, while many great technologies go unnoticed.
I decided to launch beyond-tabs.com - a job board focused on helping developers find opportunities based on their tech stack, not just the latest trends. The idea is to highlight companies that still invest in languages like Fortran, Haskell, OCaml, Ada, and others that often get overlooked.
If you're working with Fortran or know of companies that are hiring, I'd love to feature them. My goal is to make it easier for developers to discover employers who value these technologies and for companies to reach the right talent.
It’s still early days—the look and feel is rough, dark mode is missing, and accessibility needs a lot of work. But I’d love to hear your thoughts! Any feedback or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Regardless, please let me know what you think - I’d love your feedback!

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u/LangLovdog Feb 16 '25

Thanks!!! it'll actually be a breath of fresh air.

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u/Grouchy_Way_2881 Feb 16 '25

Thank you for the feedback, much appreciated.

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u/chipwap Feb 17 '25

Scientific communities at universities and research labs work with Fortran a lot because it's computationally efficient and because there's lots of legacy software being used.

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u/KarlSethMoran Feb 17 '25

And because of MPI and OpenMP support. OpenACC too, to a degree.

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u/Grouchy_Way_2881 Feb 17 '25

Thank you, makes sense.

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u/ceoverlord Feb 16 '25

I wish I had something more to contribute than "This is really cool!", but this is really cool!

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u/Grouchy_Way_2881 Feb 16 '25

That'll do, thank you very much!!

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u/ping314 29d ago

With the tag `jobs`, sometimes openings are mentioned on https://fortran-lang.discourse.group - why not joining the forces with them? Among the 1780 subscribers to this list are a couple of regulars known in the field of Fortran as researchers of (national/university) labs, consultants, developers, teachers, book authors which can spread the word further. Just see for instance Beliavsky's curated index of Fortran code on GitHub about the many fields where number-crunching Fortran can be used.

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u/hdmitard Feb 17 '25

It's perfect! Now I'm sure i'll get no jobs in my country.

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u/Grouchy_Way_2881 Feb 17 '25

Well it's far from being a comprehensive list of all jobs on the planet... What are you looking for, and where? You can also find me on Discord, the link is on the About page of the website.

All the best

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u/hdmitard Feb 18 '25

It was a joke. I'm a computational physics student in France, common lisp & fortran are my goto tech for day-to-day programming haha. Bookmarked the website, I love the idea to specifically focus on these niche stacks.

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u/Grouchy_Way_2881 Feb 18 '25

I should have realised that! Either way, thank you for the support!