B Method
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Aliases: B, Abstract Machine Notation, AMN
Provenance: commit 7b8cfdfd17 · authored 2026-02-27T08:23:09+01:00 · agent claude-code · model claude-sonnet-4-6
Sources mentioning this language
6 sources · pl_id:
pl/bWikipedia infobox ↗
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wikimedia/structured-wikipedia
snapshot — see data/raw/wikipedia_pl_facts.*.jsonl and
pl_fact.csv for the long-table provenance.
| Typing | typeless (everything is a word) |
|---|---|
| Designed by | Ken Thompson · Dennis Ritchie |
| First appeared | 1969 |
| Influenced by | Fortran · BCPL · PL/I · TMG |
Extensions claimed by this language
1 claim. Each row is one upstream assertion with its strength.
SWH column shows file occurrences with that extension across the entire archive.| Extension | Source | Strength | SWH |
|---|---|---|---|
.b | wikipedia | proposed | 165.4K files |
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Counter Machine
Provenance: commit 7b8cfdfd17 · authored 2026-02-27T08:23:09+01:00 · agent claude-code · model claude-sonnet-4-6 · WebSearch disabled
MACHINE Counter
VARIABLES cc
INVARIANT cc : NAT
INITIALISATION cc := 0
OPERATIONS
Increment = PRE cc < MAXINT THEN cc := cc + 1 END;
Decrement = PRE cc > 0 THEN cc := cc - 1 END;
val <-- Value = val := cc
END
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