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{{About|a programming language||Fantom (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox programming language
| name = Fantom
| logo = [[File:Fantom-logo.png]]
| paradigm = [[Multi-paradigm programming language|multi-paradigm]]
| year = 2005<ref>[http://fantom.org/sidewalk/topic/355 Blog post about history of Fantom]</ref>
| designer =
| developer = Brian Frank, Andy Frank
| latest_release_version = 1.0.81
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2024|12|06}}<ref>{{cite web | url = https://fantom.org/forum/topic/2932 | title = Build 1.0.81 - Fantom | date = 6 December 2024}}</ref>
| typing = [[static typing|static]], [[dynamic typing|dynamic]]
| implementations =
| dialects =
| influenced_by = [[C Sharp (programming language)|C#]], [[Java (programming language)|Java]], [[Scala (programming language)|Scala]], [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]], [[Erlang (programming language)|Erlang]]
| influenced =
| license = [[Academic Free License]] version 3.0<ref>[http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/Faq.html FAQ of Fandoc language website]</ref>
| file ext = .fan, .fwt, .pod
| website = {{URL|www.fantom.org}}
}}

'''Fantom''' is a general-purpose [[object-oriented programming language]], created by Brian Frank and Andy Frank.<ref>[http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/Faq.html#contact Fantom FAQ: Contact Us]</ref> It runs on the [[Java Runtime Environment]] (JRE), [[JavaScript]], and the .NET [[Common Language Runtime]] (CLR) (.NET support is considered "prototype"<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/Roadmap.html |title=Fantom FAQ: Roadmap |access-date=2012-03-29 |archive-date=2015-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211122808/http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/Roadmap.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> status). Its stated goal is to provide a standard library [[application programming interface|API]].<ref>[http://fantom.org/doc/docIntro/WhyFantom.html Fantom FAQ: Why Fantom?]</ref> Fantom uses a [[curly brace programming language|curly brace syntax]], supports [[functional programming]] through closures and concurrency through the [[Actor model]], and blends aspects of both [[Type system#Static type checking|static]] and [[Type system#Dynamic type checking and runtime type information|dynamic typing]].

The original name of the Fantom programming language was '''Fan''', named after the [[Fan district|neighborhood]] in which the creators live in [[Richmond, Virginia]]. In November 2009,<ref>[http://es.scribd.com/doc/47962182/scala-haskell-and-fantom-programming-language History of Fantom programming language]</ref> the name of the project was officially changed from Fan to Fantom due to [[Search engine optimization|searchability]] concerns raised by its community.<ref name="Fantom rename">[http://fantom.org/sidewalk/topic/821 Fan is officially now Fantom]</ref>

Fantom is open source under [[Academic Free License]] 3.0 and is available for Windows and Unix-like platforms (including Mac OS X).<ref>{{cite web |last=McAllister |first=Neil |date=2012-01-03 |title=10 programming languages that could shake up IT |url=http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/10-programming-languages-could-shake-it-181548?page=0,2 |accessdate=2015-10-30 |publisher=InfoWorld}}</ref>

== Features and systems ==
All variables in Fantom are statically typed, as it does not have [[Generic programming|generic types]], but it does have a set of built-in generic types: <code>List</code>, <code>Map</code>, and <code>Func</code>. Fantom also supports dynamic calls and automatic [[downcasting]]. Fantom has a [[Reflection (computer science)|reflection]] API and [[metaprogramming]] capabilities.

Fantom supports imports of Java Classes and modules with some limitations.<ref>[http://fantom.org/doc/docLang/JavaFFI.html Java FFI at Fantom home page]</ref> Its integer is 64-bit. Unlike Java and C#, Fantom does not have Long or Short integer types. Fantom also does not support [[tuple]]s.<ref>[http://fantom.org/sidewalk/topic/1815 Tuples question at Fantom official page]</ref>

In Fantom, the unit of deployment is called a ''pod''. Pods take on the role of [[namespace]]s, [[Java package|packages]], and [[Modular programming|modules]]. They are stored as .pod files, which are [[ZIP (file format)|zip]] files containing the FCode (the Fantom bytecode), the documentation, and [[Resource (Java)|resource files]] necessary to run the pod. The Fantom build system can package a set of pods into a [[JAR (file format)|JAR archive]] through <code>build::JarDist</code>.

== Integrated development environment ==
F4 is the main publicly available [[Integrated development environment|IDE]] for the Fantom language, officially supported by one of the main open-source contributors to the language, Steve Eynon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Steve Eynon (MEng MIET) - Fantom Factory {{!}} LinkedIn |url=https://uk.linkedin.com/in/steveneynon |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=uk.linkedin.com |language=en}}</ref> The F4 IDE is available on GitHub.

== Fantom Widget Toolkit ==
Fantom ships with a standard [[Widget toolkit|windowing toolkit]] called the Fantom Widget Toolkit, or FWT for short.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://fantom.org/doc/fwt/pod-doc.html |title=fwt – Fantom |publisher=Fantom.org |date=2015-01-08 |accessdate=2015-10-30 |archive-date=2011-08-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816013612/http://fantom.org/doc/fwt/pod-doc.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> FWT was designed to be portable across several platforms. It is currently implemented on the JVM using the [[Standard Widget Toolkit]] as a backend. The JavaScript implementation is backed by the [[canvas element]] and [[JavaFX]], allowing FWT applications to be run in a web browser. There are plans for a CLR implementation using [[Windows Forms]].

== Usage ==
Escape the Mainframe is a browser game (just like the Google t-rex dinosaur) completely written in Fantom by Steve Eynon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Escape the Mainframe! |url=http://escape.fantomfactory.org/ |access-date=2023-12-14 |website=escape.fantomfactory.org |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Free and open-source software}}
* [[Boo (programming language)|Boo]]
* [[Ceylon (programming language)|Ceylon]]
* [[Gosu (programming language)|Gosu]]
* [[Groovy (programming language)|Apache Groovy]]
* [[Kotlin (programming language)|Kotlin]]
* [[Ruby (programming language)|Ruby]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
* {{cite web |last=Binstock |first=Andrew |title=Top five scripting languages on the JVM: Groovy and JRuby lead a strong field, with Scala, Fantom, and Jython following behind |url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/2627426/application-development/top-five-scripting-languages-on-the-jvm.html?page=4 |publisher=Dr. Dobb's |date=2010-07-14 |accessdate=2015-10-30}}
* {{cite web |last=Frank |first=Brian |title=Fantom |url=http://www.drdobbs.com/tools/fantom/229218754?pgno=1 |publisher=Dr. Dobb's |date=2011-02-18 |accessdate=2015-10-30}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website}}
* [https://fantom-lang.org/download Open source website: https://fantom-lang.org/download]
* Open source repository for Fantom libraries https://eggbox.fantomfactory.org/
* Fantom portfolio https://fantom-lang.org/portfolio
* [http://www.ajaxonomy.com/2008/java/not-a-fan-of-scala-an-evolutionary-approach Not a Fan of Scala? An Evolutionary Approach | Ajaxonomy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100218052226/http://www.ajaxonomy.com/2008/java/not-a-fan-of-scala-an-evolutionary-approach |date=2010-02-18 }} - blog post discussing ''Fan''
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120902142339/http://www.sdtimes.com/link/33476 Fan of a New Language | SD Times]
* [https://archive.today/20130112181313/http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.java.vm.languages/633 Re: Fan Programming Language (jvm-languages@googlegroups.com mailing list)] a forum post by one of Fantom's authors.
* [http://www.artima.com/lejava/articles/javaone_2010_the_next_big_jvm_lang_stephen_colebourne.html The Next Big JVM Language], a conversation with Stephen Colebourne by Bill Venners.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121017004415/http://langref.org/fantom Language reference page at LangRef.org]

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