Comparison of multi-paradigm programming languages
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Programming languages can be grouped by the number and types of paradigms supported.
Paradigm summaries
editA concise reference for the programming paradigms listed in this article.
- Concurrent programming – have language constructs for concurrency, these may involve multi-threading, support for distributed computing, message passing, shared resources (including shared memory), or futures
- Actor programming – concurrent computation with actors that make local decisions in response to the environment (capable of selfish or competitive behaviour)
- Constraint programming – relations between variables are expressed as constraints (or constraint networks), directing allowable solutions (uses constraint satisfaction or simplex algorithm)
- Dataflow programming – forced recalculation of formulas when data values change (e.g. spreadsheets)
- Declarative programming – describes what computation should perform, without specifying detailed state changes c.f. imperative programming (functional and logic programming are major subgroups of declarative programming)
- Distributed programming – have support for multiple autonomous computers that communicate via computer networks
- Functional programming – uses evaluation of mathematical functions and avoids state and mutable data
- Generic programming – uses algorithms written in terms of to-be-specified-later types that are then instantiated as needed for specific types provided as parameters
- Imperative programming – explicit statements that change a program state
- Logic programming – uses explicit mathematical logic for programming
- Metaprogramming – writing programs that write or manipulate other programs (or themselves) as their data, or that do part of the work at compile time that would otherwise be done at runtime
- Template metaprogramming – metaprogramming methods in which a compiler uses templates to generate temporary source code, which is merged by the compiler with the rest of the source code and then compiled
- Reflective programming – metaprogramming methods in which a program modifies or extends itself
- Object-oriented programming – uses data structures consisting of data fields and methods together with their interactions (objects) to design programs
- Class-based – object-oriented programming in which inheritance is achieved by defining classes of objects, versus the objects themselves
- Prototype-based – object-oriented programming that avoids classes and implements inheritance via cloning of instances
- Pipeline programming – a simple syntax change to add syntax to nest function calls to language originally designed with none
- Rule-based programming – a network of rules of thumb that comprise a knowledge base and can be used for expert systems and problem deduction & resolution
- Visual programming – manipulating program elements graphically rather than by specifying them textually (e.g. Simulink); also termed diagrammatic programming[1]
Language overview
editLanguage | Paradigm count
|
Concurrent
|
Constraints
|
Dataflow
|
Declarative
|
Distributed
|
Functional
|
Metaprogramming
|
Generic
|
Imperative
|
Logic
|
Reflection
|
Object-oriented
|
Pipelines
|
Visual
|
Rule-based
|
Other |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ada |
5 | Yes |
— | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
ALF | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
AmigaE [citation needed] |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
APL | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | Array (multi-dimensional) |
BETA [citation needed] |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
C++ | 7 (15) | Yes |
Library |
Library |
Library |
Library |
Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Library |
Library |
Yes |
Yes |
— | Library |
Array (multi-dimensional; using STL) |
C# | 6 (7) | Yes | — | Library |
— | — | Yes |
— | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | Reactive |
ChucK [citation needed] |
3 | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Claire | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Clojure | 5 | Yes |
— | — | Yes | — | Yes |
Yes |
— | — | Library |
— | — | Yes |
Editor |
— | Multiple dispatch, |
Common Lisp | 7 (14) | Library |
Library |
Library |
Yes |
Library |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
Yes | Library |
Yes | Yes |
Library |
Library |
Library |
Multiple dispatch, meta-OOP system, |
Curl | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Curry | 4 | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
D (version 2.0) |
7 | Yes |
— | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Delphi | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Dylan [citation needed] |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
E | 3 | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
ECMAScript |
4 (5) | Partial |
— | — | Library |
— | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
Library |
Editor |
— | Reactive, |
Erlang | 3 | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
Elixir | 4 | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — |
Elm | 6 | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes (pure) |
— | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Reactive |
F# | 7 (8) | Yes |
— | Library |
Yes | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | Reactive |
Fortran | 4 (5) | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes |
— | Yes |
— | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | Array (multi-dimensional) |
Go | 4 | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — |
Haskell | 8 (15) | Yes | Library |
Library |
Yes | Library |
Yes (lazy) (pure) |
Yes |
Yes | Yes | Library |
— | Partial |
Yes | Yes | Library |
Literate, reactive, dependent types (partial) |
Io | 4 | Yes |
— | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
J [citation needed] |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Java | 6 | Yes | Library |
Library |
— | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Julia | 9 (17) | Yes | Library |
Library |
Library |
Yes | Yes (eager) | Yes | Yes | Yes | Library |
Yes | Yes |
Yes | — | Library |
Multiple dispatch, Array (multi-dimensional); optionally lazy |
Kotlin | 8 | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — |
LabVIEW | 4 | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | — | — |
Lava | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
— | Yes | — | — |
LispWorks (version 6.0 with support for symmetric multi-processing, rules, logic (Prolog), CORBA) | 9 | Yes | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
— | — | Yes | — |
Lua [citation needed] |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
MATLAB | 6 (10) | Toolbox |
Toolbox |
Yes |
— | Toolbox |
— | Yes |
Yes |
— | — | Yes |
Yes |
— | Yes |
— | Array (multi-dimensional) |
Nemerle | 7 | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Object Pascal | 4 | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
OCaml | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Oz | 11 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes |
Yes | — | Yes | — |
Perl [citation needed] |
8 (9) | Yes |
— | Yes |
— | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | — | — | — |
PHP |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Poplog | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Prograph | 3 | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
— | Yes | — | — |
Python | 5 (10) | Library |
Library |
— | — | Library |
Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | Library |
Yes | Yes |
— | Editor |
— | Structured |
R | 4 (6) | Library |
— | — | — | Library |
Yes | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
— | — | Array (multi-dimensional) |
Racket | 10 | Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
— | Yes |
Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | Lazy |
Raku | 10 | Yes |
Library |
Yes |
— | Library |
Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | — | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | — | — | Multiple dispatch, lazy lists, reactive. |
ROOP | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes | — |
Ruby | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Rust (version 1.0.0-alpha) | 6 | Yes |
— | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
Yes |
Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | Linear, affline, and ownership types |
Sather [citation needed] |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Scala |
9 | Yes |
— | Yes |
Yes | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Simula [citation needed] |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
SISAL | 3 | Yes | — | Yes | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Spreadsheets | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | — |
Swift | 7 | Yes | — | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | Block-structured |
Tcl with Snit extension [citation needed] |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes |
— | — | Yes | — | — | Yes |
— | — | — | — |
Visual Basic .NET | 6 (7) | Yes | — | Library |
— | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
— | — | — | Reactive |
Windows PowerShell | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | Yes | — | Yes | Yes | — | Yes | Yes |
Yes | — | — | — |
Wolfram Language & Mathematica | 13 |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
— | Yes | Knowledge Based |
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ rendezvous and monitor-like based
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai class-based
- ^ a b c d e template metaprogramming
- ^ a b c using TPL Dataflow
- ^ only lambda support (lazy functional programming)
- ^ a b c using Reactive Extensions (Rx)
- ^ multiple dispatch, method combinations
- ^ a b c d e actor programming
- ^ promises, native extensions
- ^ using Node.js' cluster module or child_process.fork method, web workers in the browser, etc.
- ^ a b c d Prototype-based
- ^ using Reactive Extensions (RxJS)
- ^ in Node.js via their events module
- ^ in browsers via their native EventTarget API
- ^ a b c purely functional
- ^ parameterized classes
- ^ immutable
- ^ multiple dispatch, not traditional single
- ^ Akka Archived 2013-01-19 at the Wayback Machine
Citations
edit- ^ Bragg, S.D.; Driskill, C.G. (20–22 September 1994). "Diagrammatic-graphical programming languages and DoD-STD-2167A". Proceedings of AUTOTESTCON '94 (IEEEXplore). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). pp. 211–220. doi:10.1109/AUTEST.1994.381508. ISBN 978-0-7803-1910-3. S2CID 62509261.
- ^ Ada Reference Manual, ISO/IEC 8652:2005(E) Ed. 3, Section 9: Tasks and Synchronization
- ^ Ada Reference Manual, ISO/IEC 8652:2005(E) Ed. 3 Annex E: Distributed Systems
- ^ Ada Reference Manual, ISO/IEC 8652:2005(E) Ed. 3, Section 12: Generic Units
- ^ Ada Reference Manual, ISO/IEC 8652:2005(E) Ed. 3, Section 6: Subprograms
- ^ Ada Reference Manual, ISO/IEC 8652:2005(E) Ed. 3, 3.9 Tagged Types and Type Extensions
- ^ Thread support
- ^ Atomics support
- ^ Memory model
- ^ Gecode
- ^ SystemC
- ^ Boost.Iostreams
- ^ Boolinq
- ^ "AraRat" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-19. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ OpenMPI
- ^ Boost.MPI
- ^ Boost.MPL
- ^ LC++
- ^ Castor Archived 2013-01-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Reflect Library
- ^ N3534
- ^ Boost.Spirit
- ^ Clojure - Concurrent Programming
- ^ Clojure - core.async
- ^ Clojure - Functional Programming
- ^ Clojure - Macros
- ^ Clojure - core.logic
- ^ Clojure - Threading Macros Guide
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- ^ Agents and Asynchronous Actions
- ^ [1] many concurrency paradigms implemented as language extensions
- ^ [2] constraint programming inside CL through extensions
- ^ [3] dataflow extension
- ^ [4] by creating DSLs using the built-in metaprogramming; also see note on functional, constraint and logic paradigms, which are part of declarative
- ^ [5] MPI, etc via language extensions
- ^ template metaprogramming using macros (see C++)
- ^ [6] [7] [8] Prolog implemented as a language extension
- ^ Common Lisp Object System see Wikipedia article on CLOS, the Common Lisp Object System.
- ^ implemented by the user via a short macro, example of implementation
- ^ - Visual programming tool based on Common Lisp
- ^ [9] rule-based programming extension
- ^ [10] Archived 2018-04-26 at the Wayback Machine through the Meta Object Protocol
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- ^ Phobos std.algorithm
- ^ D language String Mixins
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- ^ interpreter based threads
- ^ Higher Order Perl
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- ^ PHP Manual, Chapter 19. Classes and Objects (PHP 5)
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- ^ Feed operator
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- ^ External Programs, Wolfram Language Documentation.
References
edit- Jim Coplien, Multiparadigm Design for C++, Addison-Wesley Professional, 1998.