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Vala (programming language)

Vala is an object-oriented programming language with a self-hosting compiler that generates an intermediate representation in C source code and uses the GObject system. It is free and open-source software released with a GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL) version 2.1+.

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Developers
Jürg Billeter, Raffaele Sandrini, Rico Tzschichholz
Filename extensions
.vala, .vapi
First appeared
May 2006; 20 years ago (2006-05)
License
LGPL 2.1+
OS
Cross-platform all supported by GLib, but distributed as source code only
Paradigms
Multi-paradigm: imperative, structured, object-oriented

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Vala (programming language)

Nodes91
Edges90
Triples19
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.021978
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Vala (programming language)

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Developers · 1
Vala (programming language) → Jürg Billeter, Raffaele Sandrini, Rico Tzschichholz
Filename extensions · 1
Vala (programming language) → .vala, .vapi
First appeared · 1
Vala (programming language) → May 2006; 20 years ago (2006-05)
License · 1
Vala (programming language) → LGPL 2.1+
OS · 1
Vala (programming language) → Cross-platform all supported by GLib, but distributed as source code only
Paradigms · 1
Vala (programming language) → Multi-paradigm: imperative, structured, object-oriented
Stable release · 1
Vala (programming language) → 0.57.0 / 11 April 2023; 3 years ago (11 April 2023)
Typing discipline · 1
Vala (programming language) → Static, strong, inferred, structural
Website · 1
Vala (programming language) → vala.dev

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vala code gobject libraries language library management features system gnome memory compiler object-oriented also programming class signals interfaces support functions

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Vala (programming language)DevelopersJürg Billeter, Raffaele Sandrini, Rico Tzschichholz1.00infobox
Vala (programming language)Filename extensions.vala, .vapi1.00infobox
Vala (programming language)First appearedMay 2006; 20 years ago (2006-05)1.00infobox
Vala (programming language)LicenseLGPL 2.1+1.00infobox
Vala (programming language)OSCross-platform all supported by GLib, but distributed as source code only1.00infobox
Vala (programming language)ParadigmsMulti-paradigm: imperative, structured, object-oriented1.00infobox
Vala (programming language)Stable release0.57.0 / 11 April 2023; 3 years ago (11 April 2023)1.00infobox
Vala (programming language)Typing disciplineStatic, strong, inferred, structural1.00infobox
Vala (programming language)Websitevala.dev1.00infobox
anonymous functionsinstance ofand includes notable features0.80text
signalsinstance ofand includes notable features0.80text
propertiesinstance ofand includes notable features0.80text

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