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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.

1. 1
   Juno▲64

   A powerful environment for the Julia language

   2014 · its alternatives →

2. 2JO
   Julia Observer – Package Browser for the Julia Language▲77

   2017 · juliaobserver.com · its alternatives →

3. 3MJ
   Merly.jl- Micro framework for web programming in Julia▲7

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

4. 4YA
   YinYang, a usable live programming language▲134

   2013 · research.microsoft.com · its alternatives →

5. 5TJ
   The Julia Language▲6

   2020 · github.com · its alternatives →

6. 6LA
   L2: An elegant untyped, unsafe, unhygienic programming language▲83

   2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

7. 7CD
   Clojure DSL for pattern-matching, parsing and generic programming▲204

   2012 · scattered-thoughts.net · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Maybe Haskell▲60

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

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9FA
   Fo: An experimental language which adds generics on top of Go▲165

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10AM
    A multi-syntax programming language with bidirectional grammars▲96

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

11. 11CU
    Compiler using Lisp’s macro system for metaprogramming C-like languages▲80

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

12. 12SO
    Superset of Lisp and Lua Programming Language, a la JSX▲38

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Purely Functional Data Structures▲61

    A guide to functional programming

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14WA
    Whack – A simply-designed compiled programming language▲57

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15CA
    Cixl – a minimal, decently typed scripting language▲64

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    “Crafting Interpreters” chapter, control flow and Turing-completeness▲116

    2017 · craftinginterpreters.com · its alternatives →

17. 17PL
    Python library for functional programming▲129

    2017 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18EJ
    Effective java – A tool to explore your Java code written in Clojure▲60

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

19. 19SH
    Self-hosted stack-based programming language▲86

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

20. 20KA
    Koi - a programming language that teaches language implementation.▲70

    2010 · thingsaaronmade.com · its alternatives →

21. 21JT
    Jolie – The First Programming Language for Microservices▲64

    2015 · jolie-lang.org · its alternatives →

22. 22RA
    Runiq, a little Lisp-inspired language that runs on JavaScript▲24

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23SA
    Servant – A Haskell web framework with type-level API DSL▲55

    2015 · haskell-servant.github.io · its alternatives →

24. 24TY
    Tofu -- (Yet another) C web framework▲49

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

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