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24 alternatives to Forth Lisp Python Continuum

Forth Lisp Python Continuum: A small highly dynamic self-bootstrapping language - asrp/flpc

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Forth Lisp Python Continuum launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1SN
   SectorLISP now fits in one sector▲323

   2021 · justine.lol · its alternatives →

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   PlanckForth – Bootstrapping an interpreter from handwritten 1kb binary▲132

   Bootstrapping a Forth interpreter from hand-written tiny ELF binary. Just for fun. - GitHub - nineties/planckforth: Bootstrapping a Forth interpreter from hand-written tiny ELF binary. Just for fun.

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Phorth – A Forth-like language on the Python VM▲62

   A small forth-like language that targets the CPython VM. - llllllllll/phorth

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   A Lispy, embedded Forth▲61

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Llr – a Clojure inspired Lisp that compiles to R in R▲63

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

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6IW
   I wrote a technical history book on Lisp▲252

   The book page links to a blog post that explains how I got about it (and has a link to sample content), but the TL&DR is that I could not find a lot of books that were on "our" history _and_ were larded with technical details. So I set about writing one, and some five years later I'm happy to share the result. I think it's one of the few "computer history" books that has tons of code, but correct me if I'm wrong (I wrote this both to tell a story and to learn :-)). My favorite languages are Smalltalk and Lisp, but as an Emacs user, I've been using the latter for much longer and for my…

   Feb 2026 · berksoft.ca · its alternatives →

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   Lisp implementation in modern Java, Go, C#, TypeScript, Python▲128

   A lisp rosetta stone to demonstrate modern language features - eatonphil/lisp-rosetta-stone

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8AL
   a lexer, parser, interpreter and web runtime (np, a 5-weekend project)▲122

   2013 · np-lang.org · its alternatives →

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   Snigl – Forth with Lisp in C▲87

   2019 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Robyn – A fast, extensible async Python web server with a Rust runtime▲103

    Robyn is a Super Fast Async Python Web Framework with a Rust runtime. - sparckles/Robyn

    2023 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    PlanckForth: Bootstrapping an Interpreter from Handwritten 1KB Binary▲10

    Bootstrapping a Forth interpreter from hand-written tiny ELF binary. Just for fun. - GitHub - nineties/planckforth: Bootstrapping a Forth interpreter from hand-written tiny ELF binary. Just for fun.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Common Lisp implementation in development, supports ASDF▲96

    Implementation of the standard is still not complete, but breakpoints and stepping work quite well! It also has some support for watchpoints, that no implementation has. Now it ships with ASDF and is capable of loading systems! Let me know if you like it. Support on Patreon or Liberapay is much appreciated

    2025 · savannah.nongnu.org · its alternatives →

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    Compiler using Lisp’s macro system for metaprogramming C-like languages▲80

    Next-level syntax for C-like languages :). Contribute to kiselgra/c-mera development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

14. 14AA
    Awl, a toy Lisp language written in C and transpiled to JavaScript▲8

    2014 · skepsi.me · its alternatives →

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    Kvist – a Lisp for systems programming that compiles to Odin▲34

    A native, statically typed Lisp with a REPL that compiles to Odin. - kvist-lang/kvist

    Aug 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16AV
    A very simple Lisp interpreter in 250 lines of literate Python▲5

    2017 · khamidou.com · its alternatives →

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    Runiq, a little Lisp-inspired language that runs on JavaScript▲24

    :aquarius: A Lisp-esque, JS-interpreted scripting language - tsortwehttam/runiq

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18IA
    Implementing a Lispy Language in Haskell: Part 1▲6

    Software Engineer in New York specializing in Apple platforms

    2015 · harlanhaskins.com · its alternatives →

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    Local LLM code-generation with Gemma 4 e2B via JSON AST to Clojure▲22

    JSON AST > Clojure. Contribute to quadracollision/llmisp development by creating an account on GitHub.

    May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Transactional memory in Forth, in Lisp▲5

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Snigl – Forth with a Lisp in C▲6

    2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    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 →

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    Snigl – a Forth with a Lisp in C▲6

    2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

24. 24AN
    A .Net Lisp interpreter with First Class Macros, Continuations▲7

    2012 · patient0.github.com · its alternatives →

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