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F#

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Summary

F# is a functional programming language[1]. F# draws 2,789 Wikipedia views per month (functional_programming_language category, ranking #2 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • F#'s instance of is recorded as functional programming language[3].
  • F#'s instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language[4].
  • F#'s instance of is recorded as off-side rule language[5].
  • F#'s instance of is recorded as programming language[6].
  • F#'s developer is recorded as Microsoft[7].
  • F#'s developer is recorded as F Sharp Software Foundation[8].
  • F#'s copyright license is recorded as Apache License[9].
  • F#'s designed by is recorded as Don Syme[10].
  • F#'s designed by is recorded as Microsoft Research[11].
  • F#'s operating system is recorded as cross-platform[12].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1[13].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 4.0[14].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 4.0.1.20[15].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.0[16].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.1[17].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.2[18].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.3[19].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.4[20].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.5[21].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.6[22].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.7[23].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.8[24].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.9[25].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.10[26].
  • F#'s software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1.11[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include functional programming language[3], multi-paradigm programming language[4], off-side rule language[5], and programming language[6].

Why It Matters

F# draws 2,789 Wikipedia views per month (functional_programming_language category, ranking #2 of 14).[2] F# has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] F# is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

F# has been cited as an influence by F*[30], a programming language[31]; Q#[32], a quantum programming language[33], founded in 2017[34]; Elm[35], a functional programming language[36], founded in 2012[37]; and LiveScript[38], a programming language[39], founded in 2011[40].

FAQs

Who did F# influence?

F# has been cited as an influence by F*[30], Q#[32], Elm[35], and LiveScript[38].

Related Entities

cross-platform Don Syme Elm F F* functional programming language LiveScript Microsoft ML multi-paradigm programming language OCaml programming language Python Scala

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Lokiretro · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Macports port → fsharp
    Developer → Microsoft, F Sharp Software Foundation
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P348]]: 10.0"
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