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Factor

Summary

Factor is a programming language[1]. Factor draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #115 of 742).[2]

Key Facts

  • Factor was influenced by Joy[3].
  • Factor was influenced by Forth[4].
  • Factor was influenced by Lisp[5].
  • Factor was influenced by Self[6].
  • Factor's instance of is recorded as programming language[7].
  • Factor's developer is recorded as Slava Pestov[8].
  • Factor's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[9].
  • Factor's programmed in is recorded as Factor[10].
  • Factor's designed by is recorded as Slava Pestov[11].
  • Factor's software version identifier is recorded as 0.98[12].
  • Factor's software version identifier is recorded as 0.99[13].
  • Factor's software version identifier is recorded as 0.94[14].
  • Factor's software version identifier is recorded as 0.95[15].
  • Factor's software version identifier is recorded as 0.96[16].
  • Factor's software version identifier is recorded as 0.97[17].
  • Factor's software version identifier is recorded as 0.100[18].
  • Factor's software version identifier is recorded as 0.101[19].
  • +2003-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Factor[20].
  • Factor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03m7hp[21].
  • Factor's official website is recorded as https://factorcode.org[22].
  • Factor's readable file format is recorded as Factor source code file[23].
  • Factor's writable file format is recorded as Factor source code file[24].
  • Factor's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/factor/factor[25].
  • Factor's Open Hub ID is recorded as factor[26].
  • Factor's programming paradigm is recorded as multi-paradigm programming[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Factor's instance of is recorded as programming language[7].

History and Context

+2003-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Factor[20].

Why It Matters

Factor draws 42 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #115 of 742).[2] Factor has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Factor is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Factor Forth Joy Lisp programming language Self Slava Pestov

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . openhub.net. openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . github.com. github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [16] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [17] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [18] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [21] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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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