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{{language programming paradigm|Imperative}}
{{implementation cat|xTalk}}
LiveCode (formerly known as Revolution, and MetaCard before that) is a byte-code dynamically compiled language
It
▲It is inspired by HyperCard/HyperTalk, but goes far beyond that heritage by:
*Creating applications that run on:
** macOS (and previously classic Mac OS)
** Windows
** Linux (and previously various Unix)
** iOS
** Android
** Web Servers (with
** Web Browser (HTML5
** Having a full interface toolkit with native widgets on all platforms
* Incorporating modern language features like regex, associative arrays, support for internet protocols, etc.
* Supporting color natively (HyperCard die-hards are now breathing a sigh of relief)
* NOTE: Since September 1st 2021, LiveCode Ltd. has dropped support for their Community version, there is an effort to continue to support this free Open Source GPL3 version currently known as OpenXTalk, find out more at https://www.openxtalk.org.
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