MetaPost

Summary

MetaPost is a programming language^[1]. MetaPost draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #119 of 742).^[2]

Key Facts

• MetaPost was influenced by Q1457000^[3].
• MetaPost's instance of is recorded as programming language^[4].
• MetaPost's logo image is recorded as MPlogo.svg^[5].
• MetaPost's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License^[6].
• MetaPost's programmed in is recorded as Q15777^[7].
• MetaPost's Commons category is recorded as MetaPost^[8].
• +1994-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MetaPost^[9].
• MetaPost's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01q7b0^[10].
• MetaPost's described at URL is recorded as https://www.tug.org/metapost.html^[11].
• MetaPost's user manual URL is recorded as https://tug.org/docs/metapost/mpman.pdf^[12].
• MetaPost's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming^[13].
• MetaPost's programming paradigm is recorded as declarative programming^[14].
• MetaPost's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[15].
• MetaPost's typing discipline is recorded as duck typing^[16].
• MetaPost's typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing^[17].
• MetaPost's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing^[18].
• MetaPost's CTAN package ID is recorded as metapost^[19].

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Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1994-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of MetaPost^[9].

Why It Matters

MetaPost draws 25 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #119 of 742).^[2] MetaPost has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]

MetaPost has been cited as an influence by Asymptote^[21], an application software^[22], founded in 2004^[23].

FAQs

Who did MetaPost influence?

MetaPost has been cited as an influence by Asymptote^[21].