Pawn
Summary
Pawn is a scripting language designed for embedded applications, inspired by C with simplified syntax and features. It is commonly used for game server scripting, particularly for SA-MP (San Andreas Multiplayer).
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scripting, game development, embedded systems
Key Features
Typing
static system, weak typing, none inference, compile-time checking, conservative type coercion, optional type annotations
Compilation
compiled
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File extensions
pwn, inc, sma
External Links
| Status | maintenance |
| Type | programming |
| Created | 1999 |
| Designed by | Thiadmer Riemersma |
| Developed by | CompuPhase |
| PyPL Index | N/A |
| TIOBE Index | N/A |
| GitHub rank | #52 |