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F*

functional programming language inspired by ML and aimed at program verification
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F*

Summary

F is a programming language[1]. F ranks in the top 8% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • F* was influenced by F#[3].
  • F* was influenced by OCaml[4].
  • F* was influenced by Standard ML[5].
  • F* was influenced by Dafny[6].
  • F* was influenced by Lean[7].
  • F*'s instance of is recorded as programming language[8].
  • F*'s instance of is recorded as dependently typed programming language[9].
  • F*'s instance of is recorded as source-to-source compiler[10].
  • F*'s logo image is recorded as Fstar-official-logo-2015.png[11].
  • F*'s developer is recorded as Microsoft Research[12].
  • F*'s developer is recorded as Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique[13].
  • F*'s copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[14].
  • F*'s programmed in is recorded as F#[15].
  • F*'s operating system is recorded as cross-platform[16].
  • F*'s software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.0[17].
  • F*'s software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.1[18].
  • F*'s software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.1.1[19].
  • F*'s software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.4.0[20].
  • F*'s software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.5.0[21].
  • F*'s software version identifier is recorded as 0.9.6.0[22].
  • F*'s official website is recorded as https://www.fstar-lang.org/[23].
  • F*'s source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/FStarLang/FStar[24].
  • F*'s official blog URL is recorded as https://fstarlang.github.io/[25].
  • F*'s GitHub account is recorded as FStarLang[26].
  • F*'s programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language[8], dependently typed programming language[9], and source-to-source compiler[10].

Why It Matters

F ranks in the top 8% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month).[2] F has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] F* is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

cross-platform Dafny dependently typed programming language F# Lean ML OCaml programming language Standard ML

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . fstar-lang.org. Retrieved . fstar-lang.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [20] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [21] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [22] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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