| Paradigm(s) | Lazy functional |
|---|---|
| Appeared in | 1984 |
| Designed by | Philip Wadler |
| Influenced by | Miranda |
| Influenced | Haskell |
Orwell is a small lazy functional programming language first released in 1984 by Philip Wadler. Developed as a free alternative to Miranda, it was a forerunner of Haskell. It was one of the first programming languages to support list comprehensions and pattern matching.
The name is a tribute to George Orwell's book 1984.