Modula

Summary

Modula is a programming language^[1]. Modula has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• Modula was influenced by Q81571^[3].
• Modula's instance of is recorded as programming language^[4].
• Modula's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language^[5].
• Modula's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language^[6].
• Modula's developer is recorded as Niklaus Wirth^[7].
• January 1, 1975 marks the founding of Modula^[8].
• Modula's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming^[9].
• Modula's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming^[10].
• Modula's programming paradigm is recorded as modular programming^[11].
• Modula's typing discipline is recorded as static typing^[12].
• Modula's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing^[13].
• Modula's typing discipline is recorded as safe typing^[14].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[4], procedural programming language^[5], and imperative programming language^[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1975 marks the founding of Modula^[8].

Why It Matters

Modula has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Modula has been cited as an influence by Modula-2^[15], a programming language^[16], founded in 1978^[17]; Lua^[18], a functional programming language^[19], founded in 1993^[20]; Go^[21], a programming language^[22], founded in 2009^[23]; and ParaSail^[24], a programming language^[25], founded in 2009^[26].

FAQs

Who did Modula influence?

Modula has been cited as an influence by Modula-2^[15], Lua^[18], Go^[21], and ParaSail^[24].