Io

Summary

Io is a programming language^[1]. Io draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #100 of 742).^[2]

Key Facts

• Io was influenced by NewtonScript^[3].
• Io was influenced by Smalltalk^[4].
• Io was influenced by Self^[5].
• Io was influenced by Lua^[6].
• Io was influenced by Lisp^[7].
• Io was influenced by Python^[8].
• Io's instance of is recorded as programming language^[9].
• Io's logo image is recorded as Io-logo.svg^[10].
• Io's developer is recorded as Steve Dekorte^[11].
• Io's copyright license is recorded as 3-clause BSD License^[12].
• +2002-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Io^[13].
• Io's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01vtm2^[14].
• Io's official website is recorded as https://iolanguage.org/^[15].
• Io's readable file format is recorded as Io source code file^[16].
• Io's writable file format is recorded as Io source code file^[17].
• Io's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/IoLanguage/io^[18].
• Io's Stack Exchange tag is recorded as https://stackoverflow.com/tags/iolanguage^[19].
• Io's X is recorded as iolanguage^[20].
• Io's GitHub account is recorded as IoLanguage^[21].
• Io's programming paradigm is recorded as prototype-based programming^[22].
• Io's programming paradigm is recorded as object-oriented programming^[23].
• Io's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[24].
• Io's Fandom article ID is recorded as htmlcss:Io^[25].
• Io's typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing^[26].
• Io's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing^[27].

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Designation and Status

Io's instance of is recorded as programming language^[9].

History and Context

+2002-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Io^[13].

Why It Matters

Io draws 47 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #100 of 742).^[2] Io has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Io is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Io has been cited as an influence by urbiscript^[30], a programming language^[31]; Croc^[32], a scripting language^[33], founded in 2006^[34]; and Ooc^[35], a programming language^[36].

FAQs

Who did Io influence?

Io has been cited as an influence by urbiscript^[30], Croc^[32], and Ooc^[35].