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. Ferret – A Hard Real-Time Clojure for Lisp Machines launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1CO
   Coast on Clojure: A full stack framework with a catchy name▲8

   2017 · medium.com · its alternatives →

2. 2LA
   Lightmod, an all-in-one tool for full stack Clojure▲7

   2017 · sekao.net · its alternatives →

3. 3AV
   A very simple Lisp interpreter in 250 lines of literate Python▲5

   2017 · khamidou.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Nodeterm▲130

   A node-based free open source terminal manager

   Aug 2026 · nodeterm.dev · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Reika▲72

   A coding agent CLI designed around small local models first

   16d ago · reikacode.com · its alternatives →

6. 6AR
   An REPL oriented testing framework for Clojure(script)▲7

   2021 · fctorial.github.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   A small Clojure-like Lisp on top of R▲5

   Lisp-like-R: A clojure inspired lisp that compiles to R in R - dirkschumacher/llr

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Adas.ana – clojure productivity macros, a novel take on anaphoras▲5

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9IA
   Implementing a Lispy Language in Haskell: Part 1▲6

   Software Engineer in New York specializing in Apple platforms

   2015 · harlanhaskins.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Re/code Decode - Y Combinator's Sam Altman▲92

    and the internet of things and Google

    2015 · serve.castfire.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Maybe Haskell▲60

    See what it’s like to program in a language without null.

    2015 · books.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

12. 12AA
    Awl, a toy Lisp language written in C and transpiled to JavaScript▲8

    2014 · skepsi.me · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Emacs Lisp▲4

    An Introduction

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

14. 14NN
    Nightcoders.net, a cloud IDE for ClojureScript▲7

    2017 · nightcoders.net · its alternatives →

15. 15CA
    Clause: an expressive JavaScript contract system, inspired by clojure.spec▲8

    2017 · clause.js.org · its alternatives →

16. 16AT
    A tool for making live-moddable games in Clojure▲6

    2014 · nightmod.net · its alternatives →

17. 17PA
    Philip2 – an Elm-to-OCaml compiler▲8

    2019 · medium.com · its alternatives →

18. 18SF
    "Substack for RSS feeds”, built using Clojure and Datomic Ions▲5

    2021 · ab.xyz · its alternatives →

19. 19AN
    A .Net Lisp interpreter with First Class Macros, Continuations▲7

    2012 · patient0.github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    The Julia Language▲10

    A high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language

    2017 · julialang.org · its alternatives →

21. 21AS
    A smart Django/Node code generator written in Haskell▲7

    2021 · app.imagine.ai · its alternatives →

22. 22FA
    Fallen: A simpler daemon library for Ruby processes.▲6

    2012 · inkel.github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Common Lisp tutorials with OpenGL graphics▲7

    2023 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    I wrote a book about Clojure▲7

    Hey HN, I wrote a short book about the fundamental aspects of Clojure. The target audience is programmers with at least minimal experience who want to learn how to express solutions in Clojure (and perhaps in LISP, generally). If the price is a bit too steep for you, send me an email (address in bio), and I'll provide a discount coupon. If you can't afford it all, and believe the material may help you for studying or interview preparations, I can send you a free copy.

    2025 · leanpub.com · its alternatives →

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