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Joy (programming language)

The Joy programming language in computer science is a purely functional programming language that was produced by Manfred von Thun of La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia. Joy is based on composition of functions rather than lambda calculus. It was inspired by the function-level programming style of John Backus's FP. It has turned out to have many…

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Designed by
Manfred von Thun
Developer
Manfred von Thun John Cowan
First appeared
2001
Paradigm
Multi-paradigm: functional, concatenative, stack-oriented
Stable release
March 17, 2003 / March 17, 2003
Typing discipline
Strong, dynamic

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Designed by · 1
Joy (programming language) → Manfred von Thun
Developer · 1
Joy (programming language) → Manfred von Thun John Cowan
First appeared · 1
Joy (programming language) → 2001
Paradigm · 1
Joy (programming language) → Multi-paradigm: functional, concatenative, stack-oriented
Stable release · 1
Joy (programming language) → March 17, 2003 / March 17, 2003
Typing discipline · 1
Joy (programming language) → Strong, dynamic

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Joy (programming language)Designed byManfred von Thun1.00infobox
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Joy (programming language)First appeared20011.00infobox
Joy (programming language)ParadigmMulti-paradigm: functional, concatenative, stack-oriented1.00infobox
Joy (programming language)Stable releaseMarch 17, 2003 / March 17, 20031.00infobox
Joy (programming language)Typing disciplineStrong, dynamic1.00infobox

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