Object Pascal

Summary

Object Pascal is an object-based language^[1]. It draws 493 Wikipedia views per month (object_based_language category, ranking #11 of 28).^[2]

Key Facts

• Object Pascal was influenced by Q81571^[3].
• Object Pascal was influenced by Smalltalk^[4].
• Object Pascal's instance of is recorded as object-based language^[5].
• Object Pascal's instance of is recorded as multi-paradigm programming language^[6].
• Object Pascal's instance of is recorded as imperative programming language^[7].
• Object Pascal's instance of is recorded as structured programming language^[8].
• Object Pascal's instance of is recorded as programming language^[9].
• Object Pascal's instance of is recorded as procedural programming^[10].
• Object Pascal's instance of is recorded as compiled language^[11].
• Object Pascal's instance of is recorded as event-driven programming language^[12].
• Object Pascal's instance of is recorded as generic programming language^[13].
• Object Pascal's based on is recorded as Q81571^[14].
• Object Pascal's developer is recorded as Q1052709^[15].
• Object Pascal's developer is recorded as Niklaus Wirth^[16].
• Object Pascal's developer is recorded as Apple Inc.^[17].
• Object Pascal's developer is recorded as Borland^[18].
• Object Pascal's Commons category is recorded as Pascal Script^[19].
• January 1, 1986 marks the founding of Object Pascal^[20].
• Object Pascal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Object Pascal^[21].
• Object Pascal's file extension is recorded as p^[22].
• Object Pascal's file extension is recorded as pp^[23].
• Object Pascal's file extension is recorded as pas^[24].
• Object Pascal's name in kana is recorded as オブジェクト パスカル^[25].
• Object Pascal's programming paradigm is recorded as imperative programming^[26].
• Object Pascal's programming paradigm is recorded as object-oriented programming^[27].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include object-based language^[5], multi-paradigm programming language^[6], imperative programming language^[7], structured programming language^[8], programming language^[9], and procedural programming^[10].

History and Context

January 1, 1986 marks the founding of Object Pascal^[20].

Why It Matters

Object Pascal draws 493 Wikipedia views per month (object_based_language category, ranking #11 of 28).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

It has been cited as an influence by Java^[30], a JVM language^[31], founded in 1995^[32]; Nim^[33], a programming language^[34], founded in 2008^[35]; Pascal Script^[36], a scripting language^[37], founded in 2000^[38]; Delphi^[39], an object-based language^[40], founded in 1995^[41]; XProfan^[42], a programming language^[43], founded in 1990^[44]; and Turbo Pascal OOP^[45], a Turbo Pascal^[46], founded in 1989^[47].

FAQs

Who did Object Pascal influence?

Object Pascal has been cited as an influence by Java^[30], Nim^[33], Pascal Script^[36], and Delphi^[39].