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Emacs Lisp

programming language

Homepage www.gnu.org/software/emacs/
Documentation www.gnu.org/software/emacs/manual/html_node/elisp/index.html
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First appeared 1985 (40 years)
Designed by Richard Stallman, Guy L. Steele, Jr.
Latest release 29.1 (Jul 2023)
Developer GNU Project
Language family Lisp
License GPLv3

Comparison values

Score 40

Features

Algebraic data type
Compiled language
Context management / Defer
Explicit errors
Higher-order function
Immutable object
Pattern matching
Statically typed --

References

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Rankings

Sum 435
IEEE Spectrum - The Top Programming Languages 59 (n/a) Aug 2023
IEEE Spectrum - The Top Pro. Languages - Jobs 59 (n/a) Aug 2023
IEEE Spectrum - The Top Prog. Languages - Trending 59 (n/a) Aug 2023
PYPL PopularitY of Programming Language 30 (n/a) Feb 2024
The RedMonk Programming Language Rankings 21 (n/a) Jan 2023
Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey - Most Popular 52 (n/a) May 2023
Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey - Admired/Desired 52 (n/a) May 2023
Stack Overflow Annual Developer Survey - Top Paying 52 (n/a) May 2023
TIOBE Index 51 (n/a) Jan 2024

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