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Hack (programming language)

Hack is a programming language for the HipHop Virtual Machine (HHVM), created by Meta (formerly Facebook) as a dialect of PHP. The language implementation is free and open-source software, licensed under an MIT License.

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Designed by
Julien Verlaguet, Alok Menghrajani, Drew Paroski, others
Developer
Meta Platforms
Family
PHP
First appeared
2014; 12 years ago (2014)
License
MIT
OS
Cross-platform

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Hack (programming language)

Nodes26
Edges25
Triples12
Avg. degree1.92
Density0.076923
Components1

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Hack (programming language)

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Designed by · 1
Hack (programming language) → Julien Verlaguet, Alok Menghrajani, Drew Paroski, others
Developer · 1
Hack (programming language) → Meta Platforms
Family · 1
Hack (programming language) → PHP
First appeared · 1
Hack (programming language) → 2014; 12 years ago (2014)
License · 1
Hack (programming language) → MIT
OS · 1
Hack (programming language) → Cross-platform
Paradigms · 1
Hack (programming language) → Multi-paradigm: imperative, functional, object-oriented, procedural, reflective
Stable release · 1
Hack (programming language) → 4.172 / 2 November 2022; 3 years ago (2 November 2022)
Typing discipline · 1
Hack (programming language) → Static, dynamic, weak, gradual
Website · 1
Hack (programming language) → hacklang.org

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hack php typing language function types type static code however programming allows system gradual also facebook specified return values cannot

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Hack (programming language)Designed byJulien Verlaguet, Alok Menghrajani, Drew Paroski, others1.00infobox
Hack (programming language)DeveloperMeta Platforms1.00infobox
Hack (programming language)FamilyPHP1.00infobox
Hack (programming language)First appeared2014; 12 years ago (2014)1.00infobox
Hack (programming language)LicenseMIT1.00infobox
Hack (programming language)OSCross-platform1.00infobox
Hack (programming language)ParadigmsMulti-paradigm: imperative, functional, object-oriented, procedural, reflective1.00infobox
Hack (programming language)Stable release4.172 / 2 November 2022; 3 years ago (2 November 2022)1.00infobox
Hack (programming language)Typing disciplineStatic, dynamic, weak, gradual1.00infobox
Hack (programming language)Websitehacklang.org1.00infobox
ActionScriptinstance ofwhich is also implemented in other programming languages0.80text
integer or stringinstance offor scalar types0.80text

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