P is a

programming language A programming language is a system of notation for writing computer programs. Most programming languages are text-based formal languages, but they may also be graphical. They are a kind of computer language. The description of a programming ...

for asynchronous

event-driven programming In computer programming, event-driven programming is a programming paradigm in which the flow of the program is determined by events such as user actions ( mouse clicks, key presses), sensor outputs, or message passing from other programs or t ...

and the

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that was developed by

Microsoft Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology corporation producing computer software, consumer electronics, personal computers, and related services headquartered at the Microsoft Redmond campus located in Redmond, Washing ...

and

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. P enables programmers to specify systems consisting of a collection of

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that communicate asynchronously in terms of events. Code can be run on

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and

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, and is now

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licensed under

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and available on

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P: Safe Asynchronous Event-Driven Programming

P: A programming language designed for asynchrony, fault-tolerance and uncertainty
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