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24 alternatives to Curveball, a microframework in TypeScript with AWS Lambda support

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Curveball, a microframework in TypeScript with AWS Lambda support launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Molten, a modern API framework for Python▲7

   2018 · moltenframework.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Razorframe▲5

   a Node.js library for kickstarting real-time apps at scale

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A Book about Lambdas on Java (+Maven) Using Lambada▲5

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   AWS Lambda▲6

   A Guide to Serverless Microservices

   2016 · namecheap.com · its alternatives →

5. 5OP
   Object Playground - The definitive guide to object-oriented JavaScript▲5

   2013 · objectplayground.com · its alternatives →

6. 6SR
   Space Rock, a realtime JavaScript framework▲7

   2015 · space-rock.meteor.com · its alternatives →

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   React-SSR-Mini – A React Metaframework for Val Town▲6

   2024 · val.town · its alternatives →

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   Sonar▲14

   A linting tool for the web

   2017 · its alternatives →

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   Lambdacult▲6

   a low-cost alternative to API Gateway for Lambda functions

   2017 · its alternatives →

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    6gunz – spreadsheet / programming language / microservices framework▲9

    2018 · 6gu.nz · its alternatives →

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    JsonTree, a tool for turning JSON data into a collapsible html tree▲9

    A lightweight vanilla Javascript micro-library for making collapsible trees with JSON - MaxLeiter/jsonTree

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12CA
    Clause: an expressive JavaScript contract system, inspired by clojure.spec▲8

    2017 · clause.js.org · its alternatives →

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    engine262 - the self-hosted JavaScript engine▲5

    2019 · engine262.js.org · its alternatives →

14. 14
    lfm – AWS Lambda Function Manager▲7

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    A minimalist polyglot toolkit for building fast, scalable microservices▲8

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16DA
    Daintree, an open source AWS webconsole▲7

    2020 · daintree.app · its alternatives →

17. 17AA
    Awl, a toy Lisp language written in C and transpiled to JavaScript▲8

    2014 · skepsi.me · its alternatives →

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    Jindo – minimalist reactive backend for JavaScript applications▲7

    2016 · jindo.io · its alternatives →

19. 19BB
    Bit-bundler – simplify the JavaScript bundling experience▲6

    2017 · bundler.bitjs.io · its alternatives →

20. 20FA
    Fallgate – A tiny game built in TypeScript▲6

    2019 · mbforbes.github.io · its alternatives →

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    RiotJS▲4

    A React-like user interface micro-library

    2016 · riotjs.com · its alternatives →

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    Monkberry▲6

    A JavaScript library for building web user interfaces

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

23. 23TH
    TypeScript Hack – Type System Text Adventure▲7

    2020 · ricklove.me · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Nullstack – A framework for full stack JavaScript components▲7

    2023 · nullstack.app · its alternatives →

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