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24 alternatives to Duck Programming Language

A simple scripting language based on the idea of duck-typing

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Duck Programming Language launched in 2014; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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Duckie▲72
A Tool for One Person Pair Programming
2014 · its alternatives →
2
uilang▲280
A minimal, UI-focused programming language for web designers
2014 · its alternatives →
3
Remote Duck▲136
Stranger on the Internet that can help you debug your code
2015 · its alternatives →
4
Duck.ai▲493
Private AI chat from DuckDuckGo
2025 · duck.ai · its alternatives →
5SA
ScrapScript – A tiny functional language for sharable software▲503
Hi friends, I started casually working on scrapscript in 2015. I built a few compilers over the years to test out various ideas/implementations, and I think I'm finally happy with the overall design. The code is not public yet. Email me at [email protected] if you're interested in joining the core team later this year. Let me know if you have any questions or feedback :)
2023 · scrapscript.org · its alternatives →
6
Duckly▲318
Collaborate on any page with a Figma-like experience
2021 · its alternatives →
7CC
Chicken chicken chicken – chicken chicken programming language▲147
2013 · torso.me · its alternatives →
8BP
Bon – programming language designed for simplicity, performance, safety▲99
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
9
typing.io▲255
Typing practice for programmers
2015 · its alternatives →
10
An Easy Programming Language That Runs in the Browser▲138
easy online programming language to learn to programm
2018 · kabas.online · its alternatives →
11
LANG DUCK▲18
alternative to lang.*
2025 · its alternatives →
12
Ducklang: Achieving 100x more requests per second than NextJS▲9
Duck (https://duck-lang.dev) is a statically typed, compiled programming language that combines the best of Rust, TypeScript and Go, aiming to provide an alternative for full-stack-development while being as familiar as possible Improvements over Rust: - garbage collection simplifies developing network applications - no lifetimes - built-in concurrency runtime and apis for web development Improvements over bun/node/typescript: - massive performance gains due to Go's support for parallel execution and native code generation - easier deployment since Duck compiles to a…
Jan 2026 · duck-lang.dev · its alternatives →
13
Hopscotch▲94
Coding for kids: an iPad programming language
2014 · its alternatives →
14
Duck, Duck, Duck! by IDEO▲89
An opinionated robot rubber duck for Claude code
Apr 2026 · duck-duck-duck.edges.ideo.com · its alternatives →
15
Full Stack Python▲78
Explains programming language concepts in plain language.
2016 · its alternatives →
16CA
Cixl – a minimal, decently typed scripting language▲64
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
17DA
Duck, a chat-based note app for your knowledge base▲88
2023 · site.ducknote.app · its alternatives →
18KA
Koi - a programming language that teaches language implementation.▲70
2010 · thingsaaronmade.com · its alternatives →
19MA
Muon, a low-level programming language inspired by C, C# and Go▲175
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
20
Wolfram Language▲86
Knowledge-based programming
2014 · its alternatives →
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Umbrella JS, a 2.5kb jQuery alternative▲132
:umbrella: Lightweight javascript library for DOM manipulation and events
2018 · umbrellajs.com · its alternatives →
22YA
YinYang, a usable live programming language▲134
2013 · research.microsoft.com · its alternatives →
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Busy to Death - Rubber Duck Debugging▲55
Applying rubber duck debugging to ideas and progress
2016 · its alternatives →
24
duck▲2
duckll
2022 · its alternatives →

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