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Cobra (programming language)
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<ul> <li>Free and open-source software portal</li></ul> <p>Cobra is a discontinued <a href="/facts/General-purpose_programming_language/LyA5zR3M">general-purpose</a>, <a href="/facts/Object-oriented_programming/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a> <a href="/facts/Programming_language/cWTYbgWa">programming language</a>. Cobra is designed by Charles Esterbrook, and runs on the <a href="/facts/Microsoft_.NET/Hh5tWDIw">Microsoft .NET</a> and <a href="/facts/Mono_(software)/PlyeJxRS">Mono</a> platforms. It is strongly influenced by <a href="/facts/Python_(programming_language)/YbuGqofa">Python</a>, <a href="/facts/C_Sharp_(programming_language)/UC2gxeyb">C#</a>, <a href="/facts/Eiffel_(programming_language)/gEzPjzmn">Eiffel</a>, <a href="/facts/Objective-C/5mM557BW">Objective-C</a>, and other programming languages. It supports both <a href="/facts/Static_typing/Tz0bAMS9">static</a> and <a href="/facts/Dynamic_typing/Tz0bAMS9">dynamic typing</a>. It has support for <a href="/facts/Unit_test/SYoGGS3T">unit tests</a> and contracts. It has <a href="/facts/Lambda_(programming)/2vdyE4zL">lambda expressions</a>, closures, <a href="/facts/List_comprehension/aYAax9k0">list comprehensions</a>, and <a href="/facts/Generator_(computer_programming)/nHRrs0GF">generators</a>. </p><p>Cobra is an <a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> project; it was released under the <a href="/facts/MIT_License/8llAQtlk">MIT License</a> on February 29, 2008. </p>