Ioke (programming language)
Ioke is a dynamic, strongly typed, prototype-based programming language targeting the Java Virtual Machine and the Common Language Runtime. It was designed by Ola Bini, a developer of JRuby. It has a very simple homoiconic syntax, somewhat similar to Io.
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| Paradigm | object-oriented, prototype-based |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Ola Bini |
| First appeared | November 6, 2008[1] |
| Stable release | P (ikj-0.4.0, ikc-0.4.0)
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| Typing discipline | strong, dynamic |
| Platform | JVM and CLR |
| License | MIT |
| Filename extensions | .ik |
| Website | ioke |
| Major implementations | |
| ikj (JVM), ikc (CLR) | |
| Influenced by | |
| Io, Smalltalk, Lisp, Ruby | |
Philosophy
Ioke was designed for expressiveness, above all else including performance. It was designed to be its own most important tool, and is an example of language-oriented programming, and encourages the creation of domain-specific languages.[2]
Status
Ioke was first announced on November 6, 2008.[1] Ioke's code contains documentation and unit tests.
References
- http://www.infoq.com/news/2008/11/ioke
- "Ioke, A Folding Language" (Video). archive.org. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
External links
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