Programming language · 2008

Pharo

Open-source Smalltalk environment.

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CWritten in

2008First released

dynamicTyping

MIT LicenseLicense

RuntimeInfluence

What is Pharo written in?

Its runtime is implemented in C (documented).

Quick Facts

First released: 2008
Typing: dynamic
License: MIT License
Website: pharo.org

About Pharo

Pharo is an open-source Smalltalk environment. It is a dynamically typed language. It supports object-oriented programming.

Pharo first appeared in 2008.

How Pharo is implemented

In the Language Lineage dataset, its runtime is implemented in C.

Pharo in the language family tree

Pharo drew on ideas from Smalltalk.

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata · Official site

Frequently Asked Questions

What language is Pharo written in?

Pharo is primarily implemented in C.

What languages influenced Pharo?

Pharo was influenced by Smalltalk among others. See the influence section above for the full list.

When was Pharo first released?

Pharo was first released in 2008.

Evidence Sources

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What is Pharo written in? What are programming languages written in? Pharo in the language family tree Interactive programming language graph Languages that influenced Pharo: Smalltalk

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