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Self

Programming language

Softwareprogramming language object-based languageQ1864529

Developer: David Ungar
, Randall Smith
, Stanford University
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Founded: 1987
Released: 1987
Latest version: Self 2024.1
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1.github.com/russellallen/self/releases/tag/2024.1
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, 4.4
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1.“Release 4.4”github.com/russellallen/self/releases/tag/4.4Retrieved 2018-07-23
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, 4.5.0
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1.“Release 4.5.0”github.com/russellallen/self/releases/tag/4.5.0Retrieved 2018-07-23
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Website: selflanguage.org
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1.api.github.com/repos/russellallen/selfRetrieved 2018-07-30
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Self is a general-purpose, high-level, object-oriented programming language based on the concept of prototypes. Self began as a dialect of Smalltalk, being dynamically typed and using just-in-time compilation (JIT) with the prototype-based approach to objects: it was first used as an experimental test system for language design in the 1980s and 1990s. In 2006, Self was still being developed as part of the Klein project, which was a Self virtual machine written fully in Self. The latest version, 2024.1 was released in August 2024.

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Designed by: David Ungar
Randall Smith
Influenced by: Smalltalk
Programming paradigm: prototype-based programming
object-oriented programming
Typing discipline: dynamic typing
strong typing

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