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24 alternatives to Crafting Interpreters

A handbook for making programming languages.

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Crafting Interpreters launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1CI
   Crafting Interpreters – A handbook for making programming languages▲423

   2017 · craftinginterpreters.com · its alternatives →

2. 2AP
   A playground for in-browser interpreters▲79

   2015 · fatiherikli.github.io · its alternatives →

3. 3AJ
   A JavaScript Handbook▲239

   2018 · jshandbook.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Writing An Interpreter In Go▲68

   Learn how to build your own programming language interpreter

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5CI
   “Crafting Interpreters” chapter, control flow and Turing-completeness▲116

   2017 · craftinginterpreters.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   uilang▲280

   A minimal, UI-focused programming language for web designers

   2014 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Software Engineering Daily: Translation with Vasco Pedro▲54

   The world through the lens of software.

   2017 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Wolfram Language▲86

   Knowledge-based programming

   2014 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Developer Handbook▲80

   Online handbook for the software engineering community

   2014 · its alternatives →

10. 10EA
    Expounder – A small JavaScript library for more engaging tutorials▲134

    2016 · skorokithakis.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11VS
    Visualizing 'Silhouettes' of Programming Languages▲97

    2017 · lelandbatey.com · its alternatives →

12. 12YA
    YinYang, a usable live programming language▲134

    2013 · research.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Programmar▲88

    A place for developers to read and write

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14KA
    Koi - a programming language that teaches language implementation.▲70

    2010 · thingsaaronmade.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    AniJS▲87

    UI Interaction Library for Web Designers in Plain English

    2014 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Imposter's Handbook▲80

    Essential Skills and Concepts For The Self-taught Programmer

    2016 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Max▲107

    A visual programming language for media

    2017 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Software Engineering Daily: Kotlin with Hadi Hariri▲56

    The world through the lens of software.

    2017 · its alternatives →

19. 19AI
    An Implementation of the Language from “Writing an Interpreter in Go”▲9

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Pointer▲95

    A reading club for developers

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Mitya▲87

    Prototyping for Interaction Designers

    2014 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Learn Enough Dev Environment to Be Dangerous▲68

    A tutorial introduction to computer development environments

    2017 · its alternatives →

23. 23PI
    Programming in non-English languages▲31

    2015 · thesage21.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Software Design Decoded: 66 Ways Experts Think▲62

    Little book of big ideas

    2017 · its alternatives →

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