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24 alternatives to My own C compiler (just for fun)

rcor C compiler (under development). Contribute to rcorcs/rcc development by creating an account on GitHub.

RCC is a C compiler currently under development, available on GitHub. It is designed for developers who want to participate in compiler development. The project invites contributions from the open-source community and… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. My own C compiler (just for fun) launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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    One of the most challenging projects of my life :)

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Programming language that compiles into a x86 ELF executable. - riicchhaarrd/ocean

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    C compiler created in Python. Contribute to ShivamSarodia/ShivyC development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Compiler for the C3 language. Contribute to c3lang/c3c development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2021 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    simple virtual machine and assembler. Contribute to ronsoros/rvm development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    a lightweight web framework in c. Contribute to ashtonjamesd/lavandula development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A small C compiler. Contribute to rui314/chibicc development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Investigation into replacing the MES compiler. Contribute to FransFaase/MES-replacement development by creating an account on GitHub.

    Dec 2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    c▲54

    Give folders or directories comments and view them easy. - Jonovono/c

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

  10. 10GI

    Hi all! I'm going into my freshman year, and figured that the best way to prepare for the intro to programming Racket course would be to implement my own garbage-collected, dynamically typed, functional programming language in C ;) Anyways... here's the repo: https://github.com/liam-ilan/crumb I started learning C over the summer, so I still have a whole lot to learn... Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! :D

    2023 · its alternatives →

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    Compile ruby functions to C. Contribute to agrafix/rubyspeed development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    subset c compiler. Contribute to truongpt/meo development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    A C interpreter and API explorer. Contribute to hexagonal-sun/bic development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Hi HN, I have created a webpage that displays all C++ features since C++20 in a simple, searchable table. It is intended to serve as a quick reference for C++ developers, whether as support for cross-platform development or simply to track the current support status out of curiosity. I created it as a simpler, more structured, and more up-to-date alternative to the cppreference compiler support site. Please note that the page intentionally does not list LWG and CWG papers. This might change as I am continually updating the site and trying out new ideas. Questions, feedback and suggestions…

    2025 · cppstat.dev · its alternatives →

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    Write your own compiler: introduction. Code genetation. AST. Abstract syntax tree. lisp. javascript.

    2017 · blog.klipse.tech · its alternatives →

  16. 16CC
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    We’ve reached a major milestone in making any software run with WebAssembly. Thanks to the newest release of Wasmer (4.4) and the Wasmer JS SDK (0.8.0) ...

    2024 · wasmer.io · its alternatives →

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    Simple, zero-dependency garbage collection for C. Contribute to mkirchner/gc development by creating an account on GitHub.

    2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Run your favourite programming languages online

    2019 · mycompiler.io · its alternatives →

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    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

  21. 21CA

    Compiler link: https://github.com/c3lang/c3c Docs: http://www.c3-lang.org This is my follow-up "Show HN" from roughly a year ago (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27876570). Since then the language design has evolved and the compiler has gotten much more solid. Assorted extra info: - The C3 name is a homage to the C2 language project (http://c2lang.org) which it was originally inspired by. - Although C3 mostly conforms to C syntax, the most obvious change is requiring `fn` in front of the functions. This is to simplify searching for…

    2022 · its alternatives →

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    This is my hobby C compiler project. Decided to publish the code today, as it finally compiled itself. The readme on the linked GitHub page has a bit of information on how it works. I wrote the thing for fun, but if anyone gets a better understanding of the dark corners of C because of it, I am happy.

    2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

  23. 23OC
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    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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