Simula

Summary

Simula is a programming language^[1]. Simula ranks in the top 5% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Simula was influenced by ALGOL 60^[3].
• Simula was influenced by SIMSCRIPT^[4].
• Simula's instance of is recorded as programming language^[5].
• Simula's instance of is recorded as simulation language^[6].
• Simula's instance of is recorded as object-based language^[7].
• simulation language is named after Simula^[8].
• Simula's logo image is recorded as Simula - logo.svg^[9].
• Simula's developer is recorded as Kristen Nygaard^[10].
• Simula's GND ID is recorded as 4191599-9^[11].
• Simula's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85122757^[12].
• Simula's designed by is recorded as Ole-Johan Dahl^[13].
• Simula's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system^[14].
• Simula's operating system is recorded as Microsoft Windows^[15].
• Simula's operating system is recorded as z/OS^[16].
• Simula's operating system is recorded as TOPS-10^[17].
• Simula's operating system is recorded as MVS^[18].
• Simula's software version identifier is recorded as Simula I^[19].
• Simula's software version identifier is recorded as Simula 67^[20].
• Simula's software version identifier is recorded as Standard SIMULA^[21].
• Simula's Commons category is recorded as Simula^[22].
• +1962-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Simula^[23].
• Simula's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/079l6^[24].
• Simula's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph459466^[25].
• Simula's OmegaWiki Defined Meaning is recorded as 1084836^[26].
• Simula's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/SIMULA^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include programming language^[5], simulation language^[6], and object-based language^[7].

History and Context

+1962-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Simula^[23]. simulation language is named after Simula^[8].

Why It Matters

Simula ranks in the top 5% of programming_language entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).^[2] Simula has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] Simula is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]

Simula has been cited as an influence by C++^[30], an object-based language^[31], founded in 1983^[32]; Java^[33], a JVM language^[34], founded in 1995^[35]; Smalltalk^[36], an object-based language^[37], founded in 1972^[38]; CLU^[39], a programming language^[40], founded in 1975^[41]; Wolfram Language^[42], a programming language^[43], founded in 1988^[44]; and Turbo Pascal^[45], a programming language^[46], founded in 1983^[47].

FAQs

Who did Simula influence?

Simula has been cited as an influence by C++^[30], Java^[33], Smalltalk^[36], and CLU^[39].