S (programming language)

S
ParadigmsMulti-paradigm: imperative, object oriented
First appeared1976; 49 years ago (1976)
Websiteect.bell-labs.com/sl/S/ Edit this at Wikidata
Influenced
R

S is a high-level programming language which is used to analyze statistics.[1] The paid software programs called S-PLUS are based on the S language. Other programming languages, including the free R language, are based on S.[2]

History

The S language was developed in the 1970s at Bell Laboratories by John Chambers and other programmers including Trevor Hastie.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The S Language". Springer.
  2. ↑ S Programming. Springer.
  3. ↑ "A brief history of S" (PDF). University of Waterloo.