Orwell (programming language)

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Orwell is a small lazy functional programming language first released in 1984 by Philip Wadler. Developed as a free alternative to Miranda, it was a forerunner of Haskell. It was one of the first programming languages to support list comprehensions and pattern matching.

Orwell
ParadigmLazy functional
Designed byPhilip Wadler
First appeared1984
Influenced by
Miranda
Influenced
Haskell

The name is a tribute to George Orwell's book 1984.

References

  • Wadler, P.L. (1988). "Introduction to Orwell 5.00". Programming Research Group of Oxford University. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help)