The Icon Programming Language

Current status report (last updated April 28, 2013)

Icon 9.5 for Unix, Macintosh, and Cygwin

Icon is a high-level, general-purpose programming language with a large repertoire of features for processing data structures and character strings. Icon is an imperative, procedural language with a syntax reminiscent of C and Pascal, but with semantics at a much higher level.

Language Information Ralph Griswold's Overview Dave Hanson's Brief Introduction Bill Mitchell's introduction and slides John Shipman's Tutorial (at NM Tech) Reference Information Programming Corner		Documentation Current Release Documentation Frequently Asked Questions Books About Icon Technical Reports The Icon Newsletter The Icon Analyst
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