Dylan

Dylan is a multi-paradigm programming language that includes support for functional and object-oriented programming (OOP), and is dynamic and reflective while providing a programming model designed to support generating efficient machine code, including fine-grained control over dynamic and static behaviors. It was created in the early 1990s by a group led by Apple Computer. Wikipedia

Created Year: 1992
Developed by: AppleCarnegie Mellon University

Wikidata: Q1268744

Influenced: LassoNewtonScriptPythonRuby

Influenced by: Common LispLisp

Programming paradigms: functional programmingmulti-paradigm programmingobject-oriented programming

Language types: functional programming languagemulti-paradigm programming languageobject-based language

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Hello World in Dylan

define method main (#rest args)
  princ("Hello World");
end;

main();

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Latest data update: 2025-03-29