Prefer var_name(N) to dimension(N) (or vice versa?)

[LiamPattinson]

real, dimension(N) :: array  ! version 1
real :: array(N)             ! version 2

! Similarly...

real, dimension(:) :: array  ! version 1
real :: array(:)             ! version 2

Fortran developers often code as if they're paid per keystroke, so I would assume version 1 to be the preferred method, but the Fortran-Lang page on learning arrays uses version 2 throughout. Either way, it should be kept consistent throughout a project, and a rule should exist to enforce this. I'd lean towards version 2 as it makes it much easier to stay within line-length limits, especially when you also start writing in kinds, intents, allocatable, pointer, target, contiguous, etc.