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Line 1: {{Short description\|Programming language}} {{Infobox programming language \| name = Ballerina \| logo = ~~Official_Ballerina_Programming_Language_Logo~~Official Ballerina Programming Language Logo.png \| ~~logo_alt~~logo alt = Ballerina Language▼ ~~\| logo_size = 220px~~ \| designer = [[Sanjiva Weerawarana]], [[James Clark (programmer)\|James Clark]], Sameera Jayasoma, Hasitha Aravinda, Srinath Perera, [[Frank Leymann]] and [[WSO2]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ballerina.io/spec/lang/master/ \|publisher=WSO2 \|title=Ballerina Language Specification \|access-date=2020-04-24 \|archive-date=2020-08-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811095205/https://ballerina.io/spec/lang/master/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref>▼ ▲\| logo_alt = Ballerina Language \| released = {{Start date and age\|2017}}▼ ▲\| designer = [[Sanjiva Weerawarana]], [[James Clark (programmer)\|James Clark]], Sameera Jayasoma, Hasitha Aravinda, Srinath Perera, [[Frank Leymann]] and [[WSO2]]<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://ballerina.io/spec/lang/master/ \|publisher=WSO2 \|title=Ballerina Language Specification \|access-date=2020-04-24 \|archive-date=2020-08-11 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811095205/https://ballerina.io/spec/lang/master/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> \| developer = [[WSO2]] ▲\| released = {{Start date and age\|~~2017~~2019\|09\|10}} \| typing = [[structural typing\|Structural]], [[strong typing\|strong]], [[static typing\|static]], [[type inference\|inferred]]▼ \| latest release version = 2201.12.3 (Swan Lake Update 12) \| influenced by = [[Java (programming language)\|Java]], [[Javascript (programming language)\|Javascript]], [[Go (programming language)\|Go]], [[Rust (programming language)\|Rust]], [[C Sharp (programming language)\|C#<ref>{{cite journal \|title=Ballerina, A modern programming language focused on integration \|pages=15 \|url=https://opensource.ellak.gr/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/06/2018-06-Ballerina-GFOSS.pdf}}</ref>]]▼ \| latest release date = {{Start date and age\|2025\|04\|10}} \| programming language = Java, Ballerina, TypeScript<ref name="sourcecode" />▼ ▲\| typing = [[~~structural~~Structural typing\|Structural]], [[~~strong~~Strong and weak typing\|strong]], [[static typing\|static]], [[type inference\|inferred]] \| platform = ▼ ▲\| influenced by = [[Java (programming language)\|Java]], [[~~Javascript (programming language)\|Javascript~~JavaScript]], [[Go (programming language)\|Go]], [[Rust (programming language)\|Rust]], [[C Sharp (programming language)\|C#]]<ref>{{cite ~~journal~~web \|title=Ballerina, A modern programming language focused on integration \|pages=15 \|url=https://opensource.ellak.gr/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2018/06/2018-06-Ballerina-GFOSS.pdf}}</ref>]] ~~\| operating_system = [[Cross-platform]]~~ ▲\| programming language = [[Java (programming language)\|Java]], Ballerina, [[TypeScript]]<ref name="sourcecode" /> \| license = [[Apache License]] 2.0<ref name="license">{{cite web▼ ▲\| platform = [[x86-64]] \| url = https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-lang/blob/master/LICENSE▼ \| operating system = [[Cross-platform software\|Cross-platform]]: [[Microsoft Windows\|Windows]], [[Linux]], [[macOS]] \| title = WSO2 / LICENSE▼ ▲\| license = [[Apache License\|Apache]] 2.0<ref name="license">{{cite web \| date = 2017-03-08 \| access-date = 2018-03-01▼ ▲ \| url = https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-lang/blob/master/LICENSE \| website = github.com \| publisher = [[WSO2]]▼ ▲ \| title = WSO2 / LICENSE ▲ \| date = 2017-03-08 \| access-date = 2018-03-01 ▲ \| website = github.com \| publisher = [[WSO2]] }}</ref> \| website = {{URL\|~~http://~~ballerina.io/}} }} '''Ballerina''' is ~~an [[Open-source model\|open source]]~~a general-purpose [[programming language]] designed by [[WSO2]] for cloud-era application [[programmers]].<ref name="sourcecode">{{cite web \|url=https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-lang \|title=Ballerina source code \|author=((Open Source Contributors)) \|date=18 June 2019 \|publisher=[[GitHub]]}}</ref> It is [[free and open-source software]] released under [[Apache License]] 2. The project started in 2015 by architects from [[WSO2]] as a code-based alternative to the configuration-based integration tools such as [[~~Enterprise~~enterprise application integration~~\|EAI~~]] (EAI), [[~~Enterprise~~enterprise service bus~~\|ESB~~]] (ESB), and workflow products.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.infoq.com/articles/ballerina-microservices-language-part-1\|title=Ballerina Microservices Programming Language: Introducing the Latest Release and "Ballerina Central"\|website=InfoQ\|access-date=2018-06-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://searchmicroservices.techtarget.com/tip/How-does-Ballerina-stack-up-as-a-cloud-native-programming-language\|title=How does Ballerina stack up as a cloud-native programming language?\|first=Alan\|last=Earls\|date=2019-03-01\|access-date=2019-07-23}}</ref> It has various constructs geared toward cloud-native development including support for various data formats and protocols, reliability, distributed transactions, ~~[[Application~~application programming ~~interface\|APIs~~interfaces ([[API]]s), and event streams.<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://searchapparchitecture.techtarget.com/tip/10-of-the-best-programming-languages-to-learn-in-2020\|title=10 of the best programming languages to learn in 2020\|last=Doyle\|first=Kerry\|access-date=2020-09-16\|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRrJKM0BAAo\|title=Evolution of Integration and Microservices with Service Mesh and Ballerina\|last=Posta\|first=Christian\|website=[[YouTube]] \|access-date=2019-07-24\|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://www.techworld.com/picture-gallery/careers/up-coming-programming-languages-for-developers-get-grips-with-3621455/\|title=Top programming languages you should try\|author=Techworld staff\|work=Techworld\|access-date=2018-06-07\|language=en-GB}}</ref> == History == Line 54 ⟶ 56: The service version of the Hello World program: <syntaxhighlight lang="~~text~~typescript"> import ballerina/http; Line 71 ⟶ 73: </syntaxhighlight> <ref name="example1">{{cite web \|url=https://ballerina.io/learn/by-example/hello-world-service.html \|title=Hello world service \|author=Ballerina Team \|date=16 September 2020 \|publisher=ballerina.io \|access-date=16 September 2020 \|archive-date=16 September 2020 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200916185848/https://ballerina.io/learn/by-example/hello-world-service.html \|url-status=dead }}</ref> === REST API === Line 252 ⟶ 254: == External links == * {{Official website\|ballerina.io}} * {{GitHub\|ballerina-platform}} * https://ballerina.io * https://github.com/ballerina-platform/ballerina-lang GitHub repository. {{Programming languages}} Line 266 ⟶ 268: [[Category:Free software projects]] [[Category:Cross-platform free software]] <!-- Hidden categories below --> [[Category:Articles with example code]]