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24 alternatives to nickel.rs

Web framework for Mozilla's expressive programming language

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. nickel.rs launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   2014 · nimbusfoundry.com · its alternatives →

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    2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

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    2015 · its alternatives →

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    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

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    2017 · polished.js.org · its alternatives →

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    2017 · its alternatives →

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    2017 · unpoly.com · its alternatives →

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