# What is the advantage of Julia over Fortran?

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**Created:** [August 6, 2021, 9:03pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/what-is-the-advantage-of-julia-over-fortran/65964 "2021-08-06T21:03:32Z")\
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> [@lmiq](#):
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> Allocate arrays inside loops. Solution: preallocate and reuse

I have read this many times but I don’t know what that means, not being a software developer. Without derailing the conversation, can you quickly point me to anywhere I can learn about that?

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