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Erlang (programming language)

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Erlang (programming language)

Summary

Erlang (programming language) is a multi-paradigm programming language[1]. Erlang (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 38 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Erlang (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[3].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as concurrent programming language[4].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as functional programming language[5].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as declarative programming language[6].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as programming language[7].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as open-source software[8].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as free software[9].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s instance of is recorded as skill[10].
  • Agner Krarup Erlang is named after Erlang (programming language)[11].
  • Ericsson is named after Erlang (programming language)[12].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Joe Armstrong[13].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Ericsson[14].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s developer is recorded as Robert Virding[15].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[16].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s copyright license is recorded as Erlang Public License[17].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s programmed in is recorded as Q334879[18].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s designed by is recorded as Joe Armstrong[19].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s operating system is recorded as cross-platform[20].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as R16B03[21].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as R16B02[22].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as R16B01[23].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as R16B[24].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 18.2.1[25].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 18.3[26].
  • Erlang (programming language)'s software version identifier is recorded as 19.1[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include multi-paradigm programming language[3], concurrent programming language[4], functional programming language[5], declarative programming language[6], programming language[7], and open-source software[8].

Origins

Things named after include Agner Krarup Erlang[11], a mathematician[28], 1878–1929[29], of Kingdom of Denmark[30], specialised in queueing theory[31] and Ericsson[12], a telecommunications equipment industry[32], in Sweden[33], founded in 1876[34], headquartered in Stockholm[35].

Why It Matters

Erlang (programming language) has Wikipedia articles in 38 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . web.archive.org. Retrieved . web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . directory.fsf.org. Retrieved . directory.fsf.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . notes.rolandcrosby.com. notes.rolandcrosby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . erlang.org. Retrieved . erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . erlang.org. Retrieved . erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . erlang.org. Retrieved . erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . erlang.org. erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . erlang.org. erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . erlang.org. erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . erlang.org. erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . erlang.org. erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . erlang.org. erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . erlang.org. Retrieved . erlang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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