Self

Summary

Self is a programming language^[1]. Self draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #80 of 742).^[2]

Key Facts

• Self was influenced by Smalltalk^[3].
• Self's instance of is recorded as programming language^[4].
• Self's instance of is recorded as object-based language^[5].
• Self's logo image is recorded as Self-logo.svg^[6].
• Self's developer is recorded as David Ungar^[7].
• Self's developer is recorded as Randall Smith^[8].
• Self's developer is recorded as Stanford University^[9].
• Self's developer is recorded as Sun Microsystems^[10].
• Self's designed by is recorded as David Ungar^[11].
• Self's designed by is recorded as Randall Smith^[12].
• Self's software version identifier is recorded as 4.4^[13].
• Self's software version identifier is recorded as 4.5.0^[14].
• Self's software version identifier is recorded as "Mandarin" 2017.1^[15].
• Self's software version identifier is recorded as Self 2024.1^[16].
• +1987-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Self^[17].
• Self's publication date is recorded as +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z^[18].
• Self's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gd42^[19].
• Self's official website is recorded as https://selflanguage.org/^[20].
• Self's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/russellallen/self^[21].
• Self's programming paradigm is recorded as prototype-based programming^[22].
• Self's programming paradigm is recorded as object-oriented programming^[23].
• Self's typing discipline is recorded as dynamic typing^[24].
• Self's typing discipline is recorded as strong typing^[25].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[4] and object-based language^[5].

History and Context

+1987-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Self^[17].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Self include Vimeo^[26], MeDirect^[27], and ilovecreatives^[28].

Why It Matters

Self draws 72 Wikipedia views per month (programming_language category, ranking #80 of 742).^[2] Self has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29]

Self has been cited as an influence by JavaScript^[30], a scripting language^[31], founded in 1995^[32]; ECMAScript^[33], a programming language specification^[34], founded in 1997^[35]; Raku^[36], a programming language^[37], founded in 2015^[38]; Squeak^[39], a programming language^[40], founded in 1996^[41]; Io^[42], a programming language^[43], founded in 2002^[44]; and Factor^[45], a programming language^[46], founded in 2003^[47].

Entities named for Self include Vimeo^[26], MeDirect^[27], and ilovecreatives^[28].

FAQs

Who did Self influence?

Self has been cited as an influence by JavaScript^[30], ECMAScript^[33], Raku^[36], and Squeak^[39].