Text Adventure Development System

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TADS
Paradigmprototype-based, domain-specific
Designed byMichael J. Roberts
DeveloperMichael J. Roberts
First appeared1988; 36 years ago (1988)
Stable release
Version 3.1.3 / May 16, 2013; 11 years ago (2013-05-16)
Typing disciplineStrong typing, type inference
OSAmiga, BeOS, DOS, Microsoft Windows, Unix (Linux, Mac OS X), others
LicenseTADS 2 Freeware source code[clarification needed]
Websitewww.tads.org
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Text Adventure Development System (TADS) is a prototype-based domain-specific programming language and set of standard libraries for creating interactive fiction (IF) games.