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24 alternatives to A Lisp compiler and environment in Go

The gsp compiler. Contribute to gsp-lang/gsp development by creating an account on GitHub.

Gsp is a Lisp compiler and environment written in Go. It is designed for developers who want to use Lisp-style programming with Go's performance and ecosystem. The project is open-source and hosted on GitHub, allowing… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. A Lisp compiler and environment in Go launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   G-Fu – a pragmatic Lisp embedded in Go▲123

   Lisp 2 Go. Contribute to codr7/g-fu development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A Simple Web Server in Lisp (Gisp) in Go▲6

   The Gsp Prelude and Go bindings. Contribute to gsp-lang/stdlib development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Lisp with GC in 436 Bytes▲513

   2021 · justine.lol · its alternatives →

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   Lisp with copying GC in 537 lines of C (plus Lisp 1.5 on top)▲152

   Moved to Forgejo! Contribute to krig/LISP development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   How to write a tiny compiler▲224

   Write your own compiler: introduction. Code genetation. AST. Abstract syntax tree. lisp. javascript.

   2017 · blog.klipse.tech · its alternatives →

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   Gogit – Just enough Git (in Go) to push itself to GitHub▲176

   In which I rewrite my toy pygit client in Go to see how suitable Go is for simple scripts.

   2023 · benhoyt.com · its alternatives →

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   A simple Go web server with logging, tracing, health check▲318

   GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

   2018 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →

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   WIP C compiler in Go, inspired by 8cc▲60

   Cross platform C preprocessor and compiler. Contribute to andrewchambers/cc development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   I designed a language for code golf, compiling to Common Lisp▲102

   2013 · rhoscript.com · its alternatives →

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    I wrote a BASIC interpreter in Go▲144

    A BASIC interpreter written in golang. Contribute to skx/gobasic development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A notebook-style Common Lisp environment▲180

    The notebook-style Common Lisp environment. Contribute to tamamu/darkmatter development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    g-fu – a Lisp 2 Go▲8

    Lisp 2 Go. Contribute to codr7/g-fu development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    G-Fu – A Lisp 2 Go▲10

    Lisp 2 Go. Contribute to codr7/g-fu development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    TinyGo – LLVM-based Go compiler for microcontrollers▲177

    Go compiler for small places. Microcontrollers, WebAssembly (WASM/WASI), and command-line tools. Based on LLVM. - tinygo-org/tinygo

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Gsubpy, an interpreter for subset of Python, written in Go▲65

    Recently, I write an interpreter for subset of Python using Go. I haven't seen source code of CPython, all is just written according to my understanding of Python so there may be some unusual things. Hope you can play fun with it. Any suggestion is welcome, glad to get some feedback.

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    GFun – Lisp 4 Go▲8

    Lisp 4 Go. Contribute to codr7/gfun development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Compiler using Lisp’s macro system for metaprogramming C-like languages▲80

    Next-level syntax for C-like languages :). Contribute to kiselgra/c-mera development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Joy – a Go to JavaScript compiler▲201

    Matt Mueller's personal website for sharing what I've learned about programming, design, entrepreneurship and life.

    2017 · mat.tm · its alternatives →

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    Lisp implementation in modern Java, Go, C#, TypeScript, Python▲128

    A lisp rosetta stone to demonstrate modern language features - eatonphil/lisp-rosetta-stone

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lisp in C#▲144

    a custom Lisp. Contribute to codr7/sharpl development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Compile Go regular expressions to Go code▲31

    2021 · regexp2go-demo.herokuapp.com · its alternatives →

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    Go-git – low-level and extensible Git client library in Go▲114

    Project has been moved to: https://github.com/go-git/go-git - src-d/go-git

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Restarts – The third way of handling errors▲7

    Lisp 2 Go. Contribute to codr7/g-fu development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    ggc – A terminal-based Git CLI written in Go▲65

    Hi HN, I built ggc (https://github.com/bmf-san/ggc), a terminal-based Git CLI tool written in Go. ggc provides: - A fast interactive UI (like `fzf`) for common Git operations - Traditional subcommands (e.g. `ggc add`, `ggc commit`) - Git-compatible config support (`ggc config` reads from `git config`) - Built-in aliases and workflow automation (e.g. `ggc addcommitpush`) The goal is to improve developer productivity by combining interactive workflows with scriptable CLI operations. It's still under active development, but I'd love feedback from the community! GitHub:…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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