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24 alternatives to Lisp implementation in modern Java, Go, C#, TypeScript, Python

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

This is a Lisp implementation available across multiple modern programming languages including Java, Go, C#, TypeScript, and Python. It targets developers who want to use Lisp syntax and semantics within their… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Lisp implementation in modern Java, Go, C#, TypeScript, Python launched in 2021; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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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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   Using Common Lisp from Inside the Browser▲111

   2025 · turtleware.eu · its alternatives →

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   Snigl – Forth with Lisp in C▲87

   2019 · gitlab.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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   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 →

6. 6LW
   Lisp with GC in 436 Bytes▲513

   2021 · justine.lol · its alternatives →

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   jql – Easier jq Alternative with a Lispy Syntax Written in Go▲217

   Easy JSON Query Processor with a Lispy syntax in Go - cube2222/jql

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8FS
   Full Stack Lisp – A book in progress about writing Common Lisp apps▲338

   2016 · fullstacklisp.com · its alternatives →

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   Automated algorithm translation for Python, C++, C#, JS▲142

   transpile algorithms/libs to idiomatic JS, Go, C#, Ruby - GitHub - pseudo-lang/pseudo: transpile algorithms/libs to idiomatic JS, Go, C#, Ruby

   2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A Lisp interpreter in C# 7▲30

    A Lisp interpreter in C# 7. Contribute to nukata/lisp-in-cs development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · 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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    Term-Lisp – A Lisp, based on pattern matching and term rewriting▲83

    A lisp dialect based on pattern matching and term rewriting - abuseofnotation/termlisp

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13ID
    I designed a language for code golf, compiling to Common Lisp▲102

    2013 · rhoscript.com · its alternatives →

14. 14IM
    I'm writing a leanpub book about Common Lisp web programming▲107

    2013 · lispwebtales.ppenev.com · its alternatives →

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    G-Fu – a pragmatic Lisp embedded in Go▲123

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

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Dak – a Lisp-like language that transpiles to JavaScript▲94

    Hi HN, author here. Happy to answer any questions. I had an itch to make a lisp like language that was a thin layer on top JavaScript. Something that could leverage the thriving ecosystem that exists around JavaScript. It's brittle, hot off the oven. Besides being a fan of parenthesis, I think macros fill in a gap that the JavaScript ecosystem today fills in with one-off compilers, bundler plugins and such. Macros can't do everything, but for example I think they have the potential to enable things like JSX, Solid and Svelte style libraries. Take the tour to get a feel for what it can do and…

    2023 · daklang.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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    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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    Risp – Lisp in Rust▲314

    Read Essays by Stepan Parunashvili

    2019 · m.stopa.io · its alternatives →

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    Superset of Lisp and Lua Programming Language, a la JSX▲38

    Lisp is Lisp. Lua is Lua. Lisp and Lua as One. Contribute to meric/l2l development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    New Lisp data structure▲62

    2010 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22MB
    My book, The Common Lisp Condition System▲177

    2020 · amazon.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 →

24. 24TI
    Tetris Implemented in ClojureScript▲135

    2019 · djblue.github.io · its alternatives →

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