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* Dynamic typing

* Dynamic scoping

* Primary compound data types are [[linked list]]s, [[vector]]s, and [[namespace]]s (lists of name/value pairs), and user-defined datatypes called ''tuples''.

* Rich math library including [[floating point]], ratios, [[complex numbers]]

* Continuations

* Integrated [[Web server|HTTP server]]

* Focus on interactive and test-driven development

* An advanced and non-traditional [[object system]]

Historically, there have been two implementations of Factor: a [[Java programming language|Java]] implementation and a [C programming language|C]] implementation. Both have an [[interpreter]] and a [[compiler]]. The Java version has been abandoned because it is much slower and less flexible than the C one.

There are two implementations of Factor:

*an [[interpreter]]/[[compiler]] written in [[Java programming language|Java]]

*a (somewhat incomplete) interpreter written in [[C programming language|C]]

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