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Orwell (programming language)

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Orwell
ParadigmLazy, functional
Designed byPhilip Wadler
First appeared1984
Influenced by
Miranda
Influenced
Haskell

Orwell is a small lazy functional programming language first released in 1984 by Philip Wadler. Developed as a free alternative to Miranda, it was a forerunner of Haskell. It was one of the first programming languages to support list comprehensions and pattern matching.

The name is a tribute to George Orwell's book 1984.

References

  • Wadler, P.L. (1988). "Introduction to Orwell 5.00". Programming Research Group of Oxford University. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)
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