What is Oberon written in?
Oberon uses a bootstrap chain from Modula-2 (documented).
Quick Facts
- Designed by
- Niklaus Wirth
- First released
- 1987
- Typing
- static
- License
- BSD licenses
- Website
- projectoberon.net
About Oberon
Oberon is a programming language. It is a statically typed language. It supports imperative and object-oriented programming.
Oberon first appeared in 1987 and was designed by Niklaus Wirth.
How Oberon is implemented
In the Language Lineage dataset, its toolchain was bootstrapped from Modula-2.
Oberon in the language family tree
Oberon drew on ideas from Modula-2 and Pascal and went on to influence Go and Oberon-2.
Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official site
Frequently Asked Questions
What language is Oberon written in?
Oberon is primarily implemented in Modula-2. See the implementation section above for details and source references.
What languages influenced Oberon?
Oberon was influenced by Modula-2, Pascal among others. See the influence section above for the full list.
Which languages did Oberon influence?
Oberon influenced Go, Oberon-2 among others.
When was Oberon first released?
Oberon was first released in 1987. It was designed by Niklaus Wirth.
Evidence Sources
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(programming_language)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberon_(programming_language)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oberon-2
- Oberon on Wikidata (Q1323362)
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What is Oberon written in?
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Oberon in the language family tree
Interactive programming language graph
How Oberon bootstraps its compiler
Languages Oberon influenced: Oberon-2
Languages Oberon influenced: Go
Languages that influenced Oberon: Modula-2
Languages that influenced Oberon: Pascal