Programming language · 2019

Gleam

Functional, concurrent programming language.

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RustWritten in

2019First released

staticTyping

Apache Software License 2.0License

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What is Gleam written in?

The Gleam compiler is written in Rust (well-documented).

Quick Facts

First released: 2019
Typing: static
License: Apache Software License 2.0
Filename extension: .gleam
Website: gleam.run

About Gleam

Gleam is a functional, concurrent programming language. It is a statically typed language. It supports functional programming.

Gleam first appeared in 2019.

How Gleam is implemented

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

Gleam in the language family tree

Gleam drew on ideas from Rust and Erlang.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What language is Gleam written in?

Gleam is primarily implemented in Rust.

What languages influenced Gleam?

Gleam was influenced by Rust, Erlang among others. See the influence section above for the full list.

When was Gleam first released?

Gleam was first released in 2019.

Evidence Sources

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What is Gleam written in? What are programming languages written in? Gleam in the language family tree Interactive programming language graph Languages that influenced Gleam: Erlang Languages that influenced Gleam: Rust

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