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The following tables compare general and technical information for a number of '''[[programming language]]s'''. Please see the individual products' articles for further information. The table only includes languages that are widely used and currently available.<br>

== General information ==

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! ModelGeneral ofmodel programof execution

! Influences

! Model of data structures

! Principal paradigm

! Latest stable version (release date)

! [[Datatype]] model

! Introduced

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! {{rh}} | [[C programming language|C]]

| Compilation

| [[BCPL]]

| Structures

| [[Structured programming|Structured]], [[Procedural programming|Procedural]], [[Flow-driven programming|Flow-driven]]

| There are many versions:[[ANSI C]], [[gcc]] etc.

| Static, strong

| Early 1970

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! {{rh}} | [[C++]]

| Compilation

| C

| Principly [[Object-oriented programming|Object-oriented]], multiple paradigms

| Static, strong

| 1979

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! {{rh}} | [[Objective-C]]

| Compilation

| C, [[Smalltalk programming language|Smalltalk]]

| Principly [[Object-oriented programming|Object-oriented]], [[Reflection (computer science)|Reflective]], [[Message passing programming|Message passing]]

| Dynamic and static, strong

| 1986

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! {{rh}} | [[Python programming language|Python]]

| Interpretation

| [[Perl programming language|Perl]], Smalltalk

| Object oriented

| [[Object-oriented programming|Object-oriented]]

| 2.4.2 (2005)

| Dynamic, strong

| 1990

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! {{rh}} | [[Ruby programming language|Ruby]]

| Interpretation

| Perl, Smalltalk

| Object oriented

| [[Object-oriented programming|Object-oriented]]

| ?

| 1995

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! {{rh}} | [[Mathematica]]

| Interpretation

| [[LISP]]

| Multiple pradigms

| Dynamic, strong <!-- think so -->

| 1986

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