Q: What is the Atom programming language used for?

A: Atom is used for writing embedded software with real-time requirements. It allows developers to define systems behavior declaratively using functional constructs.

Q: Who developed the Atom programming language?

A: Atom was developed by **Tom Hawkins**, starting in 2007.

Q: Is Atom still actively maintained?

A: Based on available release history, the last known version was 1.0.3, published in April 2010. There is no recent activity indicating active maintenance beyond that point.

Atom

Programming language

Place programming_language Q4817198

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Instance of: programming language, declarative programming language^[2]
Inception: 2007^[9]
Official website: hackage.haskell.org^[10]
License: 3-clause BSD License
Website: hackage.haskell.org
Programming language: Haskell
Has use: embedded software^[8]
Copyright license: 3-clause BSD License^[3]
Copyright status: copyrighted^[14]
Designed by: Thomas Hawkins^[5]
Has characteristic: real-time^[11]
Programmed in: Haskell^[4]
Programming paradigm: functional programming, declarative programming^[12]^[13]
Software version identifier: 1.0.2, 1.0.3^[6]^[7]
Typing discipline: strong typing^[15]
Use: embedded software
Version: 1.0.2, 1.0.3

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🔖 Identifiers · 3

Freebase ID: /m/09gb92s
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued): 94162418
Source code repository URL: github.com

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Instance of 2

programming language, declarative programming language

Programming paradigm 2

functional programming, declarative programming

3-clause BSD License

Has characteristic 1

real-time

Has use 1

embedded software

Typing discipline 1

strong typing

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Summary

Atom is a programming language^[1].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Atom — instance of (P31): declarative programming language. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Atom — copyright license (P275): 3-clause BSD License. github.com. Retrieved 2017-10-08. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Atom — programmed in (P277): Haskell. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Atom — designed by (P287): Thomas Hawkins. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Atom — software version identifier (P348): 1.0.2. github.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Atom — software version identifier (P348): 1.0.3. github.com. Retrieved 2018-07-19. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Atom — has use (P366): embedded software. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Atom — inception (P571): 2007. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Atom — official website (P856): http://hackage.haskell.org/package/atom. api.github.com. Retrieved 2018-12-08. api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Atom — has characteristic (P1552): real-time. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Atom — programming paradigm (P3966): functional programming. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Atom — programming paradigm (P3966): declarative programming. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Atom — copyright status (P6216): copyrighted. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Atom — typing discipline (P7078): strong typing. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

[1] ↑ Atom is an instance of programming language (Q9143) [P31, primary]. Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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