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Vala

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Vala

Summary

Vala is an object-based language[1]. Vala draws 951 Wikipedia views per month (object_based_language category, ranking #10 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Vala's instance of is recorded as object-based language[3].
  • Vala's developer is recorded as Jürg Billeter[4].
  • Vala's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License[5].
  • Vala's copyright license is recorded as GNU Lesser General Public License, version 2.1 or later[6].
  • Vala's programmed in is recorded as Vala[7].
  • Vala's operating system is recorded as cross-platform[8].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.30.0[9].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.32.0[10].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.34.1[11].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.39.2[12].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.39.4[13].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.38.4[14].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.36.8[15].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.34.13[16].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.39.5[17].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.39.3[18].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.34.14[19].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.36.9[20].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.38.5[21].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.38.6[22].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.36.10[23].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.34.15[24].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.39.6[25].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.38.7[26].
  • Vala's software version identifier is recorded as 0.39.7[27].

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Designation and Status

Vala's instance of is recorded as object-based language[3].

Why It Matters

Vala draws 951 Wikipedia views per month (object_based_language category, ranking #10 of 28).[2] Vala has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Vala is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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  1. 4w ago · Lokiretro · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Microsoft academic id (discontinued) → —
    Writable file format → Vala source file
    Debian stable package → valac
    Gentoo package → dev-lang/vala, dev-libs/vala-common
    + 75 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P348]]: 0.56.19"
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