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Monkey is a programming language, whose aim is to unify the programming on many platforms. The programming language itself is based on BASIC, taking into account aspects of object-orientation are included.

Technology

Syntax

The syntax of Monkey is based on the BASIC syntax, where some of the techniques of object orientation are present, for example, inheritance, and polymorphism, it is classified as a programming language with strong typing.

Compiler

The Monkey compiler compiles the Monkey source code in a different programming language. The generated code is then compiled and executed. This allows you to run on different platforms.

Platforms

Monkey can run on different platforms:

Official:

  • Windows
  • Mac OS X
  • Linux
  • Android
  • Apple iOS
  • Windows Phone 8
  • HTML5
  • Flash
  • PlayStation Vita
  • Ouya

Further extensions are provided by the community.

History

Monkey was on March 1, 2011 by Lightning Research Ltd.. published, which also published Blitz Basic. In Germany the portal Monkeycoder.de was launched. Also the German Blitz Basic portal focused on 12 March 2011, a sub-section for Monkey.

License Polymorphism (computer science) Strong and weak typing Android (operating system)
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