Limbo

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Limbo

Summary

Limbo is a programming language[1]. Limbo draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #105 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Limbo was influenced by Q15777[3].
  • Limbo's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].
  • limbo is named after Limbo[5].
  • Limbo's developer is recorded as Bell Labs[6].
  • Limbo's GND ID is recorded as 4786435-7[7].
  • Limbo's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh2003001159[8].
  • Limbo's part of is recorded as Inferno[9].
  • +1995-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Limbo[10].
  • Limbo's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01j9gq[11].
  • Limbo's official website is recorded as http://www.vitanuova.com/inferno/limbo.html[12].
  • Limbo's readable file format is recorded as Limbo file format[13].
  • Limbo's writable file format is recorded as Limbo file format[14].
  • Limbo's programming paradigm is recorded as concurrent computing[15].
  • Limbo's programming paradigm is recorded as modular programming[16].
  • Limbo's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing[17].
  • Limbo's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007535175805171[18].

Body

Geography

Limbo's part of is recorded as Inferno[9].

Designation and Status

Limbo's instance of is recorded as programming language[4].

History and Context

+1995-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Limbo[10]. limbo is named after Limbo[5].

Why It Matters

Limbo draws 36 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #105 of 742).[2] Limbo has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

Limbo has been cited as an influence by Rust[20], a procedural programming language[21], founded in 2006[22] and Go[23], a programming language[24], founded in 2009[25].

FAQs

Who did Limbo influence?

Limbo has been cited as an influence by Rust[20] and Go[23].

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [20] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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