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General-purpose programming language

In computer software, a general-purpose programming language (GPL) is a programming language for building software in a wide variety of application domains. Conversely, a domain-specific programming language (DSL) is used within a specific area. For example, Python is a GPL, while SQL is a DSL for querying relational databases.

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GPL vs. DSL

  • Lisp Lisp (programming language)
  • Turing-complete Turing completeness
  • Java Java (programming language)
  • C# C Sharp (programming language)
  • XAML Extensible Application Markup Language

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related to GPL vs. DSL · 17
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programming language languages used general-purpose python gpl systems domain-specific use dsl libraries dsls application specific software domains scientific data applications

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Algol supported floating-point calculationsinstance ofScientific languages0.80text
multidimensional arraysinstance ofScientific languages0.80text
while business languages such as COBOL supported fixed-field file formatsinstance ofScientific languages0.80text
data recordsinstance ofScientific languages0.80text
IPL-Vinstance ofMuch less widely used were specialized languages0.80text
LISP for symbolic list processinginstance ofMuch less widely used were specialized languages0.80text
General-purpose programming languagerelated to Advantages and disadvantagesGeneral-purpose0.60section
General-purpose programming languagerelated to Advantages and disadvantagesAccording0.60section
General-purpose programming languagerelated to Advantages and disadvantagesPython0.60section
General-purpose programming languagerelated to Advantages and disadvantagesJava0.60section
General-purpose programming languagerelated to Advantages and disadvantagesOne0.60section

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