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Paradigm | array, functional |
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Designed by | Arthur Whitney |
Developer | Kx Systems |
First appeared | 1993 |
Typing discipline | dynamic, strong |
Website | kx |
Influenced by | |
A+, APL, Scheme | |
Influenced | |
Q, Shakti |
K is a proprietary array processing programming language developed by Arthur Whitney and commercialized by Kx Systems. The language serves as the foundation for kdb+, an in-memory, column-based database, and other related financial products.[1] The language, originally developed in 1993, is a variant of APL and contains elements of Scheme. Advocates of the language emphasize its speed, facility in handling arrays, and expressive syntax.[2]