Editing Factor (programming language) (section)

{{Short description|Stack-oriented programming language}}
{{Primary sources|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox programming language
|name = Factor
|logo = [[File:NewFactorLogo.png|200px]]
|paradigm = [[multi-paradigm programming language|multi-paradigm]]: [[concatenative programming language|concatenative]] ([[stack-oriented programming|stack-based]]), [[functional programming|functional]], [[object-oriented programming|object-oriented]]
|year = 2003
|developer = Slava Pestov
|latest_release_version = 0.100
|latest_release_date = {{start date|2024|9|11}}
|typing = [[strong typing|strong]], [[dynamic typing|dynamic]]
|influenced_by = [[Joy (programming language)|Joy]], [[Forth (programming language)|Forth]], [[Lisp (programming language)|Lisp]], [[Self (programming language)|Self]]
|influenced =
|operating_system = [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]], [[macOS]], [[Linux]]
|license = [[BSD license]]
|website = [http://factorcode.org/ factorcode.org]
}}

'''Factor''' is a [[stack-oriented programming language]] created by Slava Pestov. Factor is [[dynamically typed]] and has [[automatic memory management]], as well as powerful metaprogramming features. The language has a single implementation featuring a self-hosted [[compiler optimization|optimizing compiler]] and an [[Integrated development environment|interactive development environment]]. The Factor distribution includes a large [[standard library]].