HyperTalk

Summary

HyperTalk is a scripting language^[1]. HyperTalk draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (scripting_language category, ranking #6 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• HyperTalk was influenced by natural language^[3].
• HyperTalk was influenced by Q81571^[4].
• HyperTalk's instance of is recorded as scripting language^[5].
• HyperTalk's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.^[6].
• HyperTalk's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88000439^[7].
• +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of HyperTalk^[8].
• HyperTalk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kf72^[9].
• HyperTalk's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/Hypertalk^[10].
• HyperTalk's File Format Wiki page ID is recorded as HyperTalk^[11].
• HyperTalk's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming^[12].
• HyperTalk's programming paradigm is recorded as event-driven programming^[13].
• HyperTalk's Fandom article ID is recorded as apple:HyperTalk^[14].
• HyperTalk's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 166356399^[15].
• HyperTalk's typing discipline is recorded as weak typing^[16].
• HyperTalk's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007529822005171^[17].
• HyperTalk's FOLDOC ID is recorded as HyperTalk^[18].

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Designation and Status

HyperTalk's instance of is recorded as scripting language^[5].

History and Context

+1987-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of HyperTalk^[8].

Why It Matters

HyperTalk draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (scripting_language category, ranking #6 of 20).^[2] HyperTalk has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19]

HyperTalk has been cited as an influence by JavaScript^[20], a scripting language^[21], founded in 1995^[22]; ECMAScript^[23], a programming language specification^[24], founded in 1997^[25]; AppleScript^[26], a scripting language^[27], founded in 1993^[28]; LiveCode^[29], a programming language^[30], founded in 2001^[31]; Pascal Script^[32], a scripting language^[33], founded in 2000^[34]; and Hyperscript^[35], a scripting language^[36], founded in 2020^[37].

FAQs

Who did HyperTalk influence?

HyperTalk has been cited as an influence by JavaScript^[20], ECMAScript^[23], AppleScript^[26], and LiveCode^[29].