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REBOL

programming language designed by Carl Sassenrath
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REBOL

Summary

REBOL is a multi-paradigm programming language[1]. REBOL draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (multi_paradigm_programming_language category, ranking #4 of 5).[2]

Key Facts

  • REBOL was influenced by Self[3].
  • REBOL was influenced by Forth[4].
  • REBOL was influenced by Lisp[5].
  • REBOL was influenced by Logo[6].
  • REBOL's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[7].
  • REBOL's instance of is recorded as programming language[8].
  • REBOL's instance of is recorded as software[9].
  • REBOL's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0[10].
  • REBOL's copyright license is recorded as Apache License[11].
  • REBOL's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[12].
  • REBOL's designed by is recorded as Carl Sassenrath[13].
  • REBOL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.7.8[14].
  • REBOL's software version identifier is recorded as 2.101.0[15].
  • January 1, 1997 marks the founding of REBOL[16].
  • REBOL's official website is recorded as http://www.rebol.com/[17].
  • REBOL's official website is recorded as http://rebol.com[18].
  • REBOL's readable file format is recorded as REBOL file format[19].
  • REBOL's writable file format is recorded as REBOL file format[20].
  • REBOL's file extension is recorded as reb[21].
  • REBOL's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/rebol/rebol[22].
  • REBOL's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/rebol/r3[23].
  • REBOL's programming paradigm is recorded as language-oriented programming[24].
  • REBOL's programming paradigm is recorded as functional programming[25].
  • REBOL's programming paradigm is recorded as prototype-based programming[26].
  • REBOL's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include multi-paradigm programming language[7], programming language[8], and software[9].

History and Context

January 1, 1997 marks the founding of REBOL[16].

Why It Matters

REBOL draws 115 Wikipedia views per month (multi_paradigm_programming_language category, ranking #4 of 5).[2] REBOL has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] REBOL is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

REBOL has been cited as an influence by JSON[30], a file format[31], founded in 2001[32]; Red[33], a programming language[34], founded in 2011[35]; and Simple Yet Powerful Scripting Language[36], a programming language[37], founded in 2005[38].

FAQs

Who did REBOL influence?

REBOL has been cited as an influence by JSON[30], Red[33], and Simple Yet Powerful Scripting Language[36].

Related Entities

Carl Sassenrath Forth Lisp Logo multi-paradigm programming language programming language Red Self Simple Yet Powerful Scripting Language software

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . api.github.com. Retrieved . api.github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Portage. wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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