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! General model of execution
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! {{rh}} | [[Ada_programming_language|Ada]]
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| [[Type system#Static and dynamic typing|static]], [[Type system#Strong and weak typing|strong]], [[Type system#Safely and unsafely typed systems|safe]], [[Type system#Nominative vs structural typing|nominative]]
| 1983
| -118
| 0
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! {{rh}} | [[Basic_programming_language|BASICVisual&nbsp;Basic]]
| ?
| [[FORTRAN programming language|FORTRAN II]], [[Algol programming language|ALGOL 60]]
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| ?
| 1963
| 5
| +1
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| Static, weak
| Early 1970
| 2
| -1
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| Static, weak
| 1979
| 3
| +1
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| [[Type system#Static and dynamic typing|dynamic]], [[Type system#Strong and weak typing|strong]], [[Type system#Safely and unsafely typed systems|both safe and unsafe]], [[Type system#Nominative vs structural typing|nominative]]
| 2001
| +17
| 0
|-
!{{rh}} | [[Cobol|COBOL]]
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| ?
| 1959
| -315
| -1
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!{{rh}} | [[Coldfusion|ColdFusion]]
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| ?
| 1995
| 16
| +9
|-
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| ?
| 2000
| +1019
| +8
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!{{rh}} | [[Delphi_programming_language|Delphi]]/[[Kylix_programming_tool|Kylix]]
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| ?
| 1995
| -310
| -1
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! {{rh}} | [[Java programming language|Java]]
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| Static, strong
| 1996
| 1
| +1
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| Dynamic
| 1987
| 6
| -3
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| Dynamic, strong
| 1990
| +18
| 0
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! {{rh}} | [[Ruby programming language|Ruby]]
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| ?
| 1995
| +1420
| +10
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#{{Note|popularity}}From the first column of the May, 2006 [http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm TIOBE Programming Community Index]. Languages are ranked sequentially from most popular to least popular based on the world-wide availability of skilled engineers, courses, and third party vendors. Google, MSN, and Yahoo are used to calculate the rank. In determining popularity for a language, the language may include or exclude other languages or derivatives. See what languages are included or excluded in the <i>Groupings and exceptions</i> chart below or [http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm here].
#{{Note|trend}}From the <i>Delta in Position</i> column of the May, 2006 [http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm TIOBE Programming Community Index]. This number indicates the language's change in popularity over the last year. In determining the usage trend for a language, the language may include or exclude other languages or derivatives. See what languages are included or excluded in the <i>Groupings and exceptions</i> chart below or [http://www.tiobe.com/tpci.htm here].
 
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Language
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Exceptions/Inclusions
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Awk
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Included: awk, gawk, mawk, nawk
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C#
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Included: C#, C-Sharp, C Sharp
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ColdFusion
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Included: ColdFusion, Cold Fusion, CFMX, CFML
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D
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Exception: "3-D Programming"
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Delphi/Kylix
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Included: Delphi, Kylix
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IDL
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Exception: "corba"
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Lisp/Scheme
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Included: Lisp, Scheme
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Python
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Included: Python, Jython, IronPython (Jan Persson)
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T-SQL
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Included: T-SQL, Transact-SQL
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Tcl/Tk
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Included: Tcl/Tk, Tcl, Tk
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VB.NET
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Included: VB.NET, Visual Basic.NET, Visual Basic .NET, Visual Basic 2005, VB 2005
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Visual FoxPro
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Included: FoxPro, Fox Pro, VFP
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