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BCPL

multi-paradigm programming language
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BCPL

Summary

BCPL is a programming language[1]. BCPL ranks in the top 4% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,351 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • BCPL was influenced by CPL[3].
  • BCPL's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • BCPL's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[5].
  • BCPL's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language[6].
  • BCPL's designed by is recorded as Martin Richards[7].
  • BCPL comprises O-code[8].
  • 1967 marks the founding of BCPL[9].
  • BCPL's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming[10].
  • BCPL's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[11].
  • BCPL's programming paradigm is recorded as structured programming[12].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[4], multi-paradigm programming language[5], and procedural programming language[6].

History and Context

1967 marks the founding of BCPL[9].

Why It Matters

BCPL ranks in the top 4% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,351 views/month).[2] BCPL has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] BCPL is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

BCPL has been cited as an influence by Go[15], a programming language[16], founded in 2009[17]; B[18], a programming language[19], founded in 1969[20]; and MCPL[21], a programming language[22].

FAQs

Who did BCPL influence?

BCPL has been cited as an influence by Go[15], B[18], and MCPL[21].

Related Entities

AmigaDOS Amiga Old File System AmigaOS B CPL Dennis M. Ritchie Go Martin Richards MCPL multi-paradigm programming language procedural programming procedural programming language programming language TRIPOS

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  7. [3] ↑ . computer.org. computer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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