RPG

Summary

RPG is a programming language^[1]. RPG ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• RPG's instance of is recorded as programming language^[3].
• RPG's instance of is recorded as procedural programming language^[4].
• RPG's developer is recorded as IBM^[5].
• RPG's software version identifier is recorded as 7.4^[6].
• 1959 marks the founding of RPG^[7].
• RPG's programming paradigm is recorded as procedural programming^[8].
• RPG's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing^[9].
• RPG's typing discipline is recorded as static typing^[10].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[3] and procedural programming language^[4].

History and Context

1959 marks the founding of RPG^[7].

Why It Matters

RPG ranks in the top 7% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (450 views/month).^[2] RPG has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[11] RPG is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[12]

RPG has been cited as an influence by IBM RPG III^[13], a programming language^[14], founded in 1978^[15]; IBM RPG II^[16], a programming language^[17], founded in 1965^[18]; RPG IV^[19], a programming language^[20], founded in 2001^[21]; and RPG/400^[22], a programming language^[23], founded in 1988^[24].

FAQs

Who did RPG influence?

RPG has been cited as an influence by IBM RPG III^[13], IBM RPG II^[16], RPG IV^[19], and RPG/400^[22].