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| Paradigm | Multi-paradigm: functional, object-oriented, procedural |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Wouter van Oortmerssen |
| First appeared | September 29, 1993 |
| Final release | v3.3a
/ October 27, 1997 |
| Platform | Motorola 68000 series |
| OS | AmigaOS |
| License | freeware |
| Filename extensions | .e |
| Website | aminet |
| Influenced by | |
| Ada, C++, Lisp | |
Amiga E is a programming language created by Wouter van Oortmerssen on the Amiga computer. The work on the language started in 1991 and was first released in 1993. The original incarnation of Amiga E was being developed until 1997, when the popularity of the Amiga platform dropped significantly after the bankruptcy of Amiga intellectual property owner Escom AG.[1][2]
According to Wouter van Oortmerssen:
"It is a general-purpose programming language, and the Amiga implementation is specifically targeted at programming system applications. [...][3]"
In his own words:
"Amiga E was a tremendous success, it became one of the most popular programming languages on the Amiga."[4]
- ^ "1994-1998: From Commodore-Amiga to ESCOM to Gateway". Amiga Documents. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ van Oortmerssen, Wouter (1999-11-04). "Statement of the future of Amiga E". Archived from the original on 1999-11-04. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- ^ van Oortmerssen, Wouter (1997-10-27). "Amiga E v3.3a release readme". Aminet. Retrieved 2023-01-11.
- ^ "Amiga E". Wouter van Oortmerssen home page. 2009. Retrieved 2023-01-11.