Programming language · 2019

Gleam

Functional, concurrent programming language.

Official site ›
Gleam logo
RustWritten in
2019First released
staticTyping
Apache Software License 2.0License
Built from Gleam RustErlang
CompilerInfluence

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.

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official site

Frequently Asked Questions

What language is Gleam written in?
Gleam is primarily implemented in Rust. See the implementation section above for details and source references.
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

Discover More

Embed this graph

Paste this iframe into any HTML page to show the Gleam relationship graph.

<iframe src="https://www.languagelineage.org/embed?lang=gleam" width="100%" height="500" loading="lazy" style="border:0" title="Gleam relationship graph"></iframe>

Please attribute the visualization to Language Lineage and link to the Gleam source record.

Explore Gleam in Graph →