PureBasic
PureBasic, short for PureBasic Programming Language, is a procedural programming language created by Fantaisie Software in 1998. PureBasic focuses on simplicity, performance, and portability, allowing developers to create desktop applications, utilities, and games across Windows, macOS, and Linux. Official downloads, compilers, and documentation are available at the PureBasic Official Site, and the language provides an IDE for writing, compiling, and debugging applications.
BlitzMax
BlitzMax, short for BlitzMax Programming Language, is a procedural programming language created by Mark Sibly in 2003. BlitzMax is designed for rapid development of desktop and cross-platform games, multimedia applications, and graphical software. It runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and programs can be compiled into standalone executables.
IronPython
IronPython, short for IronPython Programming Language, is an implementation of the Python programming language targeting the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR), created by Jim Hugunin and first released in 2006. IronPython allows Python code to interact seamlessly with .NET libraries and frameworks, enabling developers to write Python scripts that integrate with C#, F#, or other .NET languages.
Boo
Boo, short for Boo Programming Language, is a statically typed, object-oriented language with a Python-inspired syntax created by Rodrigo B. De Oliveira in 2003. Boo runs on the Common Language Runtime (CLR) and integrates seamlessly with the .NET ecosystem, allowing access to .NET libraries, frameworks, and tools.
Brainfuck
Brainfuck, short for Brainfuck Programming Language, is an esoteric, minimalistic programming language created by Urban Müller in 1993. Brainfuck consists of a simple set of eight commands, operating on an array of memory cells and a pointer. It is used primarily for educational purposes, programming puzzles, and exploring compiler and interpreter design.
Ceylon
Ceylon, short for Ceylon Programming Language, is a statically typed, modern programming language created by Red Hat and first released in 2011. It was designed to address common issues in large-scale software development by combining strong static typing, type inference, and a consistent object-oriented model with functional features. Ceylon runs on the Java Virtual Machine and can also compile to JavaScript, allowing the same language to be used for backend and frontend development.
Chapel
Chapel, short for Chapel Programming Language, is a parallel programming language developed by Cray Inc. beginning in 2008 to improve productivity in high-performance computing (HPC) environments. Chapel is designed for large-scale parallelism, providing abstractions for data distribution, task parallelism, and synchronization while maintaining performance comparable to traditional HPC languages like Fortran and C.
UMASK
UMASK, short for User Mask, is a command-line utility and shell setting in Unix-like operating systems, including Linux and macOS, used to define default file and directory permission masks for newly created files. Developed as part of the original Unix system in the 1970s, UMASK determines which permission bits are disabled when new files or directories are created.
CHOWN
CHOWN, short for Change Owner, is a command-line utility in Unix-like operating systems, including Linux and macOS, used to change the ownership of files and directories. Developed as part of the original Unix system in the 1970s, CHOWN allows system administrators and users with appropriate privileges to assign a file or directory to a different user and/or group.
CHMOD
CHMOD, short for Change Mode, is a command-line utility in Unix-like operating systems, including Linux and macOS, used to set file system permissions. It was developed as part of the original Unix system in the 1970s. CHMOD is used in terminal shells and scripts to control access to files and directories, specifying read, write, and execute permissions for the owner, group, and others.