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Logo

computer programming language
Place Educational Programming Language Q201436

Facts

10 properties

Identity

Instance of
educational programming language, functional programming language, programming language[5][6]
Inception
1967[14]
More facts +8
Designed by
Wally Feurzeig, Seymour Papert, Cynthia Solomon[11][12][13]
Developer
Seymour Papert, Idit Harel Caperton, Cynthia Solomon[8][9][10]
Different from
Logo[15]
Discoverer or inventor
Seymour Papert, Wally Feurzeig[2][3]
Influenced by
Lisp[4]
Named after
logos[7]
Programming paradigm
functional programming, procedural programming, reflective programming[16][17][18]
Typing discipline
dynamic typing[19]
🏷️ Also known as
en Logo ar لغة لوغو ar لغه اللوجو ar لغة لوغو Logo cs Programovací jazyk Logo cs Logo programming language de MSWLogo es Lenguaje de programacion LOGO es Lenguaje de programación Logo fa زبان برنامه‌نویسی لوگو fa زبان برنامه نویسی لوگو fa زبان برنامهٔ نویسی لوگو fa لوگو fr Géotortue fr Langage de programmation Logo fr Langage Logo fr Théorème du tour complet he Logo he לוגו ja LOGO言語
🔖 Identifiers · 20
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh85078135
GND ID
4036214-0
OpenAlex ID
C2778720087
C64-Wiki ID
Logo_(Programmiersprache)
C64games.de ID
6056
Cyprus Bibliography ID
12002
Dewey Decimal Classification
005.133
File Format Wiki page ID
Logo
Freebase ID
/m/04n8q
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
logo
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0263211
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Logo_-_programmeringsspråk, Logo_-_IT
Show all 20 identifiers +8
J9U entity ID
987007536256405171
KBpedia ID
LOGO-ProgrammingLanguage
Library of Congress Classification
QA76.73.L63
SourceForge project
logo3d
Topic's main category
Category:Logo (programming language)
YSA ID
Y105386
YSO ID
20412
Yale LUX ID
concept/e0a5074d-56b0-4359-b5f8-4d829acf2cef

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🔗 Connections
Influenced 11
Scratch, Smalltalk, Processing, Microsoft Small Basic, REBOL, Squeak, Snap!, Kojo +3 more
← Supports programming language 6
KTurtle, MSWLogo, UCBLogo, FMSLogo, XLogo, KLogo-Turtle
Designed by 3
Seymour Papert, Cynthia Solomon, Wally Feurzeig
Instance of 3
programming language, functional programming language, educational programming language
Programming paradigm 3
functional programming, procedural programming, reflective programming
Created notable works 2
Seymour Papert, Cynthia Solomon
Developer 2
Seymour Papert, Cynthia Solomon
Discoverer or inventor 2
Seymour Papert, Wally Feurzeig
← Dialect of computer language 2
NetLogo, StarLogo
Different from 1
Logo
Influenced by 1
Lisp
Named after 1
logos
Subtypes 1
Acornsoft Logo
Typing discipline 1
dynamic typing
← FactGrid item ID 1
Combe Florey
← Has use 1
Atari LOGO
← Inspired by 1
Pencil Code
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Summary

Logo is an educational programming language[1].

Why It Matters

Logo has been cited as an influence by Scratch[20], a visual programming language[21], founded in 2003[22]; Smalltalk[23], a programming language[24], founded in 1972[25]; Processing[26], an object-based language[27], founded in 2001[28]; Snap![29], a programming language[30], founded in 2011[31]; Microsoft Small Basic[32], a programming language[33], founded in 2008[34]; and REBOL[35], a multi-paradigm programming language[36], founded in 1997[37].

FAQs

Who did Logo influence?

Logo has been cited as an influence by Scratch[20], Smalltalk[23], Processing[26], and Snap![29].

Related Entities

AgentSheets Atari LOGO Cynthia Solomon educational programming language functional programming language Kojo KTurtle Lisp Microsoft Small Basic NetLogo Pencil Code procedural programming Processing programming language REBOL Robic Scratch Seymour Papert Smalltalk Snap! Snap4Arduino Squeak StarLogo UCBLogo Wally Feurzeig

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  12. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Developer → Seymour Papert, Idit Harel Caperton, Cynthia Solomon
    SourceForge project → logo3d
    Typing discipline → dynamic typing
    J9U entity ID → 987007536256405171
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: YSO ID: 20412, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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