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Autoconf vs io (Programming Language)

A side-by-side look at Autoconf and io (Programming Language). For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Autoconf

Autoconf

Development

Autoconf is an extensible package of M4 macros that produce shell scripts to automatically configure software source code packages. It can adapt the software to many kinds of Unix-like systems without manual user intervention.

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io (Programming Language)

io (Programming Language)

Development

io is an object-oriented programming language created in 2002 by Steve Dekorte. It focuses on simplicity, small size and adaptability. It uses prototype-based OOP, implicit typing, and message passing for object communication.

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