Oberon

Summary

Oberon is a programming language^[1]. Oberon ranks in the top 6% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Oberon was influenced by Modula-2^[3].
• Oberon's instance of is recorded as programming language^[4].
• Oberon's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language^[5].
• Oberon's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language^[6].
• Oberon's developer is recorded as Niklaus Wirth^[7].
• Oberon's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses^[8].
• Oberon's designed by is recorded as Niklaus Wirth^[9].
• January 1, 1987 marks the founding of Oberon^[10].
• Oberon's official website is recorded as https://projectoberon.net^[11].
• Oberon's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming^[12].
• Oberon's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming^[13].
• Oberon's programming paradigm is recorded as structured programming^[14].
• Oberon's programming paradigm is recorded as modular programming^[15].
• Oberon's programming paradigm is recorded as object-oriented programming^[16].
• Oberon's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[17].
• Oberon's typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing^[18].
• Oberon's typing discipline is recorded as static typing^[19].
• Oberon's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing^[20].

Body

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1987 marks the founding of Oberon^[10].

Why It Matters

Oberon ranks in the top 6% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (388 views/month).^[2] Oberon has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Oberon is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]

Oberon has been cited as an influence by Java^[23], a JVM language^[24], founded in 1995^[25]; Go^[26], a programming language^[27], founded in 2009^[28]; Nim^[29], a programming language^[30], founded in 2008^[31]; V^[32], a programming language^[33], founded in 2018^[34]; Oberon-2^[35], a programming language^[36], founded in 1991^[37]; and Object Oberon^[38], a programming language^[39], founded in 1990^[40].

FAQs

Who did Oberon influence?

Oberon has been cited as an influence by Java^[23], Go^[26], Nim^[29], and V^[32].