occam

Summary

occam is a programming language^[1]. occam draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #88 of 742).^[2]

Key Facts

• occam was influenced by communicating sequential processes^[3].
• occam's instance of is recorded as programming language^[4].
• occam's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language^[5].
• occam's instance of is recorded as process-oriented programming language^[6].
• occam's instance of is recorded as off-side rule language^[7].
• William of Ockham is named after occam^[8].
• occam's developer is recorded as Inmos^[9].
• occam's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh86007899^[10].
• occam's designed by is recorded as David May^[11].
• +1983-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of occam^[12].
• occam's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05p0d^[13].
• occam's different from is recorded as OCaml^[14].
• occam's programming paradigm is recorded as concurrent computing^[15].
• occam's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming^[16].
• occam's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming^[17].
• occam's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 78469957^[18].
• occam's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007532081605171^[19].
• occam's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C78469957^[20].
• occam's Yale LUX ID is recorded as concept/33540d7d-0eee-4448-a58f-cade8207356d^[21].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[4], procedural programming language^[5], process-oriented programming language^[6], and off-side rule language^[7].

History and Context

+1983-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of occam^[12]. William of Ockham is named after occam^[8].

Why It Matters

occam draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #88 of 742).^[2] occam has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] occam is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

occam has been cited as an influence by Go^[24], a programming language^[25], founded in 2009^[26]; SuperPascal^[27], a programming language^[28], founded in 1993^[29]; and XC^[30], a programming language^[31], founded in 2005^[32].

FAQs

Who did occam influence?

occam has been cited as an influence by Go^[24], SuperPascal^[27], and XC^[30].