Piet

visual programming language
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Piet is a programming language. It was influenced by Piet Mondrian . The language derives its name from the Dutch painter known for his abstract geometric compositions. Programs written in Piet resemble the distinctive block-style artwork associated with Mondrian's distinctive red, yellow, and blue color scheme.

Piet

Summary

Piet is an esoteric programming language[1]. Piet draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (esoteric_programming_language category, ranking #12 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • Piet was influenced by Piet Mondrian[3].
  • Piet's image is recorded as Piet Program.gif[4].
  • Piet's instance of is recorded as esoteric programming language[5].
  • Piet's instance of is recorded as visual programming language[6].
  • Piet's instance of is recorded as programming language[7].
  • Piet Mondrian is named after Piet[8].
  • Piet's developer is recorded as David Morgan-Mar[9].
  • Piet's Commons category is recorded as Piet (programming language)[10].
  • +1993-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Piet[11].
  • Piet's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/046n54[12].
  • Piet's official website is recorded as https://dangermouse.net/esoteric/piet.html[13].
  • Piet's described by source is recorded as Esolang[14].
  • Piet's programming paradigm is recorded as esoteric programming[15].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include esoteric programming language[5], visual programming language[6], and programming language[7].

History and Context

+1993-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Piet[11]. Piet Mondrian is named after Piet[8].

Why It Matters

Piet draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (esoteric_programming_language category, ranking #12 of 16).[2] Piet has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [3] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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