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Arc (programming language)

Arc is a programming language, a dialect of the language Lisp, developed by Paul Graham and Robert Morris. It is free and open-source software released under the Artistic License 2.0.

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Designed by
Paul Graham
Developers
Paul Graham, Robert Tappan Morris, Arc community
Family
Lisp
Filename extensions
.arc
First appeared
29 January 2008; 18 years ago (2008-01-29)
Implementation language
Racket, Common Lisp

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Arc (programming language)

Nodes36
Edges35
Triples13
Avg. degree1.94
Density0.055556
Components1

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Arc (programming language)

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Designed by · 1
Arc (programming language) → Paul Graham
Developers · 1
Arc (programming language) → Paul Graham, Robert Tappan Morris, Arc community
Family · 1
Arc (programming language) → Lisp
Filename extensions · 1
Arc (programming language) → .arc
First appeared · 1
Arc (programming language) → 29 January 2008; 18 years ago (2008-01-29)
Implementation language · 1
Arc (programming language) → Racket, Common Lisp
License · 1
Arc (programming language) → Artistic License 2.0
OS · 1
Arc (programming language) → Linux
Paradigms · 1
Arc (programming language) → Multi-paradigm: functional, meta, procedural
Platform · 1
Arc (programming language) → IA-32, x86-64

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arc lisp language graham racket implementation paul community anarki program one released official dialect release common robert morris artistic license

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Arc (programming language)Designed byPaul Graham1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)DevelopersPaul Graham, Robert Tappan Morris, Arc community1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)FamilyLisp1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)Filename extensions.arc1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)First appeared29 January 2008; 18 years ago (2008-01-29)1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)Implementation languageRacket, Common Lisp1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)LicenseArtistic License 2.01.00infobox
Arc (programming language)OSLinux1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)ParadigmsMulti-paradigm: functional, meta, procedural1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)PlatformIA-32, x86-641.00infobox
Arc (programming language)Stable release3.2 / 28 October 2018; 7 years ago (2018-10-28)1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)Typing disciplineDynamic1.00infobox
Arc (programming language)Websitearclanguage.org1.00infobox

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