Language

AWK

Data-driven programming language made by Alfred Aho, Peter Weinberger and Brian Kernighan

1977Appeared

IEEE Std 1003.1-2008Latest version

4Languages it influenced

Facts

Appeared: 1977
Latest version: IEEE Std 1003.1-2008
Languages it influenced: 4
Kind: command-line tool, external domain-specific language, standard UNIX utility or command, scripting language
Paradigms: procedural programming, data-driven programming
Designed by: Alfred Aho, Brian Kernighan
Developer: Alfred Aho, Brian Kernighan, Peter J. Weinberger
Influenced by: C, SNOBOL, Bourne shell
Used for: creating, procedural programming, data-driven programming, computer programming
Influences listed: 3

Language	Appeared	Paradigms	Type system	Languages it influenced
AMPL	1985	imperative programming, declarative programming	—	—
JavaScript	1995	generic programming, event-driven programming, prototype-based programming, functional programming, imperative programming, aspect-oriented programming	dynamic typing, prototype-based programming, duck typing	25
Perl	1987	multi-paradigm programming	dynamic typing	15
Tcl	1988	event-driven programming, procedural programming, functional programming, imperative programming, multi-paradigm programming, object-oriented programming	dynamic typing	6