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24 alternatives to Lisp Conditions/Restarts in C++

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lisp Conditions/Restarts in C++ launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Farolero – Common Lisp style-conditions and restarts for Clojure▲150

   Thread-safe Common Lisp style conditions and restarts for Clojure(Script) and Babashka. - IGJoshua/farolero

   2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   My book, The Common Lisp Condition System▲177

   2020 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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   Rust but Lisp▲218

   Rust but LISP. Contribute to ThatXliner/rust-but-lisp development by creating an account on GitHub.

   May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   C++ runtime/compile-time detection in constexpr functions▲83

   An approach for runtime detection inside a constexpr function - SaadAhmad/in_constexpr

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

   2012 · patient0.github.com · its alternatives →

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   A notebook-style Common Lisp environment▲180

   The notebook-style Common Lisp environment. Contribute to tamamu/darkmatter development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   A Lisp Interpreter for Shell Scripting▲114

   Redstart is a lightweight Lisp interpreter written in C++ with a focus on shell scripting. It lets you combine the expressive power of Lisp with the practicality of the Unix shell: you can run commands, capture output, pipe between processes, and still use Lisp syntax for logic and structure. Think of it as writing your shell scripts in Lisp instead of Bash.

   2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   C/C++ Development Environment for Emacs▲146

   2014 · tuhdo.github.io · its alternatives →

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   Lisp in C#▲144

   a custom Lisp. Contribute to codr7/sharpl development by creating an account on GitHub.

   2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Interactive Common Lisp: An Enhanced REPL▲101

    I created this because sometimes I want more than rlwrap but less than emacs. icl aims to hit that middle sweet spot. It's a terminal application with context-aware auto-complete, an interactive object inspector, auto-indentation, syntax colouring, persistent history, and much more. It uses sly to communicate with the child lisp process and aims to be compatible with any sly-supporting implementation. I hope others find it useful!

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Lisp with copying GC in 537 lines of C (plus Lisp 1.5 on top)▲152

    Moved to Forgejo! Contribute to krig/LISP development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Minimal Lisp in ~70 lines of Haskell▲76

    GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.

    2011 · gist.github.com · 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 →

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    A design-by-contract Python package in ~100 lines▲58

    Greetings! A 2.5 weekends project to teach myself newer Python features (>= 3.10). Conditions are written as Lambda expressions that annotate parameters and return types, and coexist with type annotations. Symbols to share values between conditions are also supported to a limited extend.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

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

    2014 · skepsi.me · its alternatives →

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    Common Lisp tutorials with OpenGL graphics▲7

    2023 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

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    Maybe Haskell▲60

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

    2015 · books.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

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

    2017 · khamidou.com · its alternatives →

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    Snigl – Forth with a Lisp in C▲6

    2018 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →

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    New Lisp data structure▲62

    2010 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Emacs Lisp▲4

    An Introduction

    2017 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

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    Restarts – The third way of handling errors▲7

    Lisp 2 Go. Contribute to codr7/g-fu development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Custom Lisp in C▲15

    a custom Lisp in C. Contribute to codr7/alisp development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Cppmatch – Rust-Like Pattern Matching and Error Handling for C++▲42

    I've created cppmatch, a lightweight, header-only C++ library that brings Rust-inspired pattern matching and error handling to C++. It tries to imitate the functionality of the questionmark (?) operator in C++ by using a macro that uses the gcc extension https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Statement-Exprs.html This allows to create exceptionless code with non-intrusive error-as-value that unlike Exceptions, makes it clear which kinds of error a function can generate and forces you to handle (or ignore) them. The ? operator translates to *expect* To handle the errors I…

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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