jq

programming language for JSON
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jq

Summary

jq is a functional programming language[1]. jq draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (functional_programming_language category, ranking #9 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • jq's instance of is recorded as functional programming language[3].
  • jq's instance of is recorded as command-line tool[4].
  • jq's instance of is recorded as very high-level programming language[5].
  • jq's logo image is recorded as Jq logo.svg[6].
  • jq's developer is recorded as Stephen Dolan[7].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.3[8].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.4[9].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.5[10].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.6[11].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7[12].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.7.1[13].
  • jq's software version identifier is recorded as 1.8.1[14].
  • +2012-08-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of jq[15].
  • jq's used by is recorded as jq[16].
  • jq's different from is recorded as jq[17].
  • jq's programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming[18].
  • jq's programming paradigm is recorded as tacit programming[19].
  • jq's Rosetta Code page ID is recorded as Category:Jq[20].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include functional programming language[3], command-line tool[4], and very high-level programming language[5].

History and Context

+2012-08-21T00:00:00Z marks the founding of jq[15].

Why It Matters

jq draws 93 Wikipedia views per month (functional_programming_language category, ranking #9 of 14).[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] . jqlang.github.io. jqlang.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . jqlang.github.io. jqlang.github.io. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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