Life & fun · alternatives · 2026

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

1. 1RE
   Regular Expressions in JavaScript – Interactive Course▲6

   2021 · slip.so · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Matches.js -- Powerful Pattern Matching for Javascript▲96

   Powerful pattern matching for Javascript. Contribute to natefaubion/matches.js development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Remarkable▲82

   a JavaScript Markdown and Commonmark parser

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Eloquent Javascript▲20

   A modern introduction to Javascript

   2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

5. 5RW
   Regexly – WYSIWYG Regex Playground for JavaScripters▲7

   2017 · regexly.chipto.io · its alternatives →

6. 6TE
   The Earl Grey language – pattern matching, macros, compiles to JS▲5

   2014 · breuleux.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7PO
   Picket – Object orientated JavaScript - Type hinting, interfaces, much more▲5

   2015 · picketjs.com · its alternatives →

8. 8PM
   Practical Modern JavaScript▲7

   2017 · ponyfoo.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Nullstack – A framework for full stack JavaScript components▲7

   2023 · nullstack.app · its alternatives →

10. 10EW
    Efficient Wildcard Pattern Matching in C++▲5

    C++ Wildcard Pattern Matching

    2022 · partow.org · its alternatives →

11. 11JV
    JsDiff – Visually compare JavaScript libraries▲8

    2020 · jsdiff.dev · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Lambda Lessons▲6

    Pattern-matching, first-class functions, and more in Haskell

    2014 · stevekrouse.github.io · its alternatives →

13. 13IC
    Interactive Course on JavaScript Closures▲7

    2021 · slip.so · its alternatives →

14. 14OP
    Object Playground - The definitive guide to object-oriented JavaScript▲5

    2013 · objectplayground.com · its alternatives →

15. 15YA
    Yet Another String to Pattern Generator. (Canvas/JS)▲5

    2014 · sunnykgupta.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16AP
    AllJS – Popular JavaScript libraries ready for tinkering▲6

    2015 · alljs.net · its alternatives →

17. 17AW
    Automatic Workerization of JavaScript Code▲9

    2015 · codepen.io · its alternatives →

18. 18LJ
    Learn Javascript by interactive coding▲5

    2012 · learnjs.info · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Sonar▲14

    A linting tool for the web

    2017 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    A better deep cloning for JavaScript objects▲5

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21AC
    A collection of phonetic algorithms written in JavaScript with live examples▲5

    2016 · yomguithereal.github.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Sliderm – A Dependency-Free JavaScript Slider▲7

    ซื้อหวยออนไลน์ แทงเลขไม่อั้น เว็บแทงหวย หวยไทย หวยลาว หวยหุ้น หวยฮานอย รับแทงไม่อั้น LOTTO มีหวยในแทง 24 ชั่วโมง แทงในเว็บ ไม่ผ่านเอเย่นต์

    2022 · sliderm.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Patterns▲2

    The simplest tool for working with regular expressions

    2015 · krillapps.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Polished js▲6

    A lightweight toolset for writing styles in JavaScript

    2017 · polished.js.org · its alternatives →

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