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24 alternatives to The Julia Language

A high-level, high-performance dynamic 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. The Julia Language launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   Juno▲64

   A powerful environment for the Julia language

   2014 · junolab.org · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Maybe Haskell▲60

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

   2015 · books.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Purely Functional Data Structures▲61

   A guide to functional programming

   2016 · amazon.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Changelog - #191: Elm and Functional Programming with Richard Feldman▲65

   The best of functional programming in your browser

   2016 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

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   Nirvana, a WIP programming language▲8

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

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   Coast on Clojure: A full stack framework with a catchy name▲8

   2017 · medium.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 →

8. 8
   Adas.ana – clojure productivity macros, a novel take on anaphoras▲5

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Eloquent Javascript▲20

   A modern introduction to Javascript

   2014 · eloquentjavascript.net · its alternatives →

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    Lambda Lessons▲6

    Pattern-matching, first-class functions, and more in Haskell

    2014 · stevekrouse.github.io · its alternatives →

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    Fuge, an Erlang Port of GitHub's Scientist Library▲6

    An Erlang library for carefully refactoring critical paths - sthadka/fuge

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12IA
    Implementing a Lispy Language in Haskell: Part 1▲6

    Software Engineer in New York specializing in Apple platforms

    2015 · harlanhaskins.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Jac Programming Language▲9

    After 6 years of coding almost every day, I'm finally ready to show HN. There's a lot going on here, looking forward to your guy's feedback.

    Jul 2026 · jaclang.org · its alternatives →

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    Lightmod, an all-in-one tool for full stack Clojure▲7

    2017 · sekao.net · its alternatives →

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    Coderviews▲7

    A real-time, collaborative compiler.

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    Passambler: A toy language I made in Java over the course of 4 months▲5

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Immutability: The way to remain unchanged▲3

    Functional Programming

    2016 · habitsanddesign.com · its alternatives →

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    Quicklang.net – A Simple Programming Language That Runs in the Browser▲7

    2020 · quicklang.net · its alternatives →

19. 19AS
    A smart Django/Node code generator written in Haskell▲7

    2021 · app.imagine.ai · its alternatives →

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    Codessentials, Programming resources by language and type▲6

    2014 · codessentials.org · its alternatives →

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    X – A programming language with switchable memory modes▲5

    Jun 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Clause: an expressive JavaScript contract system, inspired by clojure.spec▲8

    2017 · clause.js.org · its alternatives →

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    High-performance mathematical paradigms in Python▲7

    Improve the execution speed of pythonic paradigms.

    2018 · medium.com · its alternatives →

24. 24LA
    Layers: A multidimensional code environment▲7

    2016 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

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