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Alef (programming language)

Alef is a discontinued concurrent programming language, designed as part of the Plan 9 operating system by Phil Winterbottom of Bell Labs. It implemented the channel-based concurrency model of Newsqueak in a compiled, C-like language.

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Designed by
Phil Winterbottom
First appeared
1992; 34 years ago (1992)
OS
Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Paradigm
compiled, concurrent, structured
Typing discipline
Static, strong

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Alef (programming language)

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Designed by · 1
Alef (programming language) → Phil Winterbottom
First appeared · 1
Alef (programming language) → 1992; 34 years ago (1992)
OS · 1
Alef (programming language) → Plan 9 from Bell Labs
Paradigm · 1
Alef (programming language) → compiled, concurrent, structured
Typing discipline · 1
Alef (programming language) → Static, strong

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Alef (programming language)OSPlan 9 from Bell Labs1.00infobox
Alef (programming language)Paradigmcompiled, concurrent, structured1.00infobox
Alef (programming language)Typing disciplineStatic, strong1.00infobox

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