Programming language · 2022

Carbon

Programming language.

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C++Written in

2022First released

GoogleDeveloper

staticTyping

Apache Software License 2.0License

Compiler

What is Carbon written in?

The Carbon compiler is written in C++ (documented).

Quick Facts

Developer: Google
First released: 2022
Typing: static
License: Apache Software License 2.0
Filename extension: .carbon, .co2
Website: github.com/carbon-language/carbon-lang/blob/trunk/README.md

About Carbon

Carbon is a programming language. It is a statically typed language that compiles ahead of time to native machine code. It supports imperative and systems programming.

Carbon first appeared in 2022. Development is led by Google.

How Carbon is implemented

In the Language Lineage dataset, its compiler is written in C++.

Carbon in the language family tree

Carbon drew on ideas from C++, Go, and Rust.

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official site

Frequently Asked Questions

What language is Carbon written in?

Carbon is primarily implemented in C++.

When was Carbon first released?

Carbon was first released in 2022.

Evidence Sources

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