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24 alternatives to Bad Language: A lisp-looking language with interpreter and JS compiler
A lisp-looking language with interpreter and compiler to JS - mcapodici/badlanguage
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Bad Language: A lisp-looking language with interpreter and JS compiler launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Hi HN, author here. Happy to answer any questions. I had an itch to make a lisp like language that was a thin layer on top JavaScript. Something that could leverage the thriving ecosystem that exists around JavaScript. It's brittle, hot off the oven. Besides being a fan of parenthesis, I think macros fill in a gap that the JavaScript ecosystem today fills in with one-off compilers, bundler plugins and such. Macros can't do everything, but for example I think they have the potential to enable things like JSX, Solid and Svelte style libraries. Take the tour to get a feel for what it can do and…
2023 · daklang.com · its alternatives →
- 2IW
The book page links to a blog post that explains how I got about it (and has a link to sample content), but the TL&DR is that I could not find a lot of books that were on "our" history _and_ were larded with technical details. So I set about writing one, and some five years later I'm happy to share the result. I think it's one of the few "computer history" books that has tons of code, but correct me if I'm wrong (I wrote this both to tell a story and to learn :-)). My favorite languages are Smalltalk and Lisp, but as an Emacs user, I've been using the latter for much longer and for my…
Feb 2026 · berksoft.ca · its alternatives →
- 3AA
2014 · skepsi.me · its alternatives →
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See what it’s like to program in a language without null.
2015 · books.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →
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A minimalist type-inferred programming language with procedural macro support - murisi/L2
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Lisp-like-R: A clojure inspired lisp that compiles to R in R - dirkschumacher/llr
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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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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Hi HN! I kept hearing about Lisp and why it was special but didn't have a great place to start. I wanted something self-contained that helped me develop intuition rather than fluency. My hope is this is helpful for casual programmers, professionals from other fields who interact with code, or engineers who haven't had much exposure to interpreters or compilers. Hope this helps anyone else who's curious about getting a sense of Lisp and what makes it special with a limited time investment! Feedback or other cool Lisp things welcome :)
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 9ID
2013 · rhoscript.com · its alternatives →
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un-opinionated S-expression syntax and macro system for JavaScript - anko/eslisp
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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a lisp implemented in Javascript (not very useful!) - jes5199/brid.js
2011 · github.com · its alternatives →
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:aquarius: A Lisp-esque, JS-interpreted scripting language - tsortwehttam/runiq
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Software Engineer in New York specializing in Apple platforms
2015 · harlanhaskins.com · its alternatives →
- 14LP
Hi! I am doing a learning project, attempting to build an imperative language (and interpreter). The end product will be useless for others, I just want to learn and better understand how to build imperative languages. :) If someone else shares this interest and want to give some good hints on good resources I would be grateful. Currently I am looking at an awesome text by Bob Nystrom. All suggestions and tips on resources are most welcome. I am very much a beginner in this, but I find this topic very fascinating. Mail me or post links here! Cheers! You can try a beta version Online at…
2020 · its alternatives →
- 15IM
A mildly interesting programming language named after a meme.
2015 · jsnider3.github.io · its alternatives →
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Compiler Backend for LSTS (High-Level Typed Macro Assembler) - andrew4328/lambda-mountain
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A minimalist type-inferred programming language with procedural macro support - murisi/L2
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 18WP
Unfinished side project inspared by JavaScript It's just a stupid interpeter for my poor language
2023 · neord.netlify.app · its alternatives →
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Lisp-like-R: A clojure inspired lisp that compiles to R in R - dirkschumacher/llr
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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An Erlang library for carefully refactoring critical paths - sthadka/fuge
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN! I built Gojju, a programming language that cherry-picks my favorite features from 5 languages: - Python: List comprehensions, slicing - Ruby: #{interpolation}, postfix if, blocks - Haskell: |> pipe operator, lambdas \x -> x+1, Maybe/Either - Perl: unless/until, regex literals - JavaScript: Arrow functions =>, spread ... Example: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] |> filter(\x -> x % 2 == 0) |> map(\x -> x * 2) |> sum Install: `pip install gojju` The name "Gojju" (ಗೊಜ್ಜು) means "essence" or "secret ingredient" in Kannada. Would love feedback on the syntax choices!
Jan 2026 · hemanth.github.io · its alternatives →
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JSON parser that supports self reference and comments - serkanyersen/jsonplus
2015 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Common Lisp-like Lisp-1 in Go with TCO and partially hygienic macros - nukata/lisp-in-go
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A lightweight vanilla Javascript micro-library for making collapsible trees with JSON - MaxLeiter/jsonTree
2016 · github.com · its alternatives →
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