Wolfram Language

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Wolfram Language
Paradigm multi-paradigm: term-rewriting, functional, procedural, array
Designed by Stephen Wolfram
Developer Wolfram Research
Typing discipline dynamic, strong
OS Cross-platform
License Proprietary (available at no-cost for some platforms)[1]
Filename extensions .nb, .m, .wl
Website www.wolfram.com/language & Wolfram Language.org
Major implementations
Mathematica, Wolfram Development Platform, Mathics, MockMMA
Influenced by
Mathematica
Influenced
Julia

The Wolfram Language, which is the programming language of Mathematica[2] and of the Wolfram Programming Cloud, is a general multi-paradigm programming language[3] developed by Wolfram Research. It was designed to be as general as possible and emphasizes symbolic computation, functional programming, and rule-based programming.[4] It can employ arbitrary structures and data.[4]

The language is very large, touching on numerous domains, often specialized. For example, it includes built-in functions for generating and running Turing machines, creating graphics and audio, analyzing 3D models, matrix manipulations, and solving differential equations. It also has a large amount of documentation.[5]

It is bundled with the system software installed on every Raspberry Pi.[6][7] Intel Edison, introduced at CES 2014, also integrates the language.[8][9] The language will also be integrated in the Unity game engine.[10]

Naming

Despite existing in some form for more than 25 years, the name of the language was not officially announced until June 2013.[2][11] Before this it was internally referred to by several names, such as "M" and "Wolfram Language". Many other possible names were considered, such as "Lingua" and "Express",[4] while it is often called "Mathematica", after its main implementation.

References

  1. ↑ Stephen Wolfram Aims to Democratize His Software by Steve Lohr, The New York Times, December 14, 2015
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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