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24 alternatives to (WIP) Axel = Haskell and Lisp
Axel is a programming language that combines features from Haskell and Lisp, launched in 2020. It is designed for developers interested in functional programming paradigms that blend lazy evaluation and symbolic… Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. (WIP) Axel = Haskell and Lisp launched in 2020; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.
2011 · gist.github.com · its alternatives →
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Rust but Lisp▲218Rust but LISP. Contribute to ThatXliner/rust-but-lisp development by creating an account on GitHub.
May 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A lisp rosetta stone to demonstrate modern language features - eatonphil/lisp-rosetta-stone
2021 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A Lisp interpreter written as an untyped lambda calculus term
2022 · woodrush.github.io · its alternatives →
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2019 · gitlab.com · its alternatives →
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IHP is the Haskell web framework for agentic engineering. Your agent writes the code; typed SQL, generated schema types and compile-checked views prove it works.
2020 · ihp.digitallyinduced.com · its alternatives →
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See what it’s like to program in a language without null.
2015 · books.thoughtbot.com · its alternatives →
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This is a hobby project of mine that I started a few years ago to learn about programming language implementation. It was created 95% without AI, although a few recent commits include code from Gemini CLI. I started out following Crafting Interpreters, but gradually branched off that until I had almost nothing left in common. Tech stack: Rust, Cranelift (JIT compilation), LALRPOP (parser). Original title: "A small programming language where everything is a value" (edited based on comments)
Jan 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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A lisp dialect based on pattern matching and term rewriting - abuseofnotation/termlisp
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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🂺 A Multiplayer Poker App Crafted with Haskell and React - therewillbecode/poker-maison
2019 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Cannoli Programming Language. Contribute to joncatanio/cannoli development by creating an account on GitHub.
2018 · github.com · its alternatives →
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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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2012 · scattered-thoughts.net · its alternatives →
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:ramen: A tasty Haskell web and mobile framework. Contribute to dmjio/miso development by creating an account on GitHub.
2017 · github.com · its alternatives →
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2010 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN! I've been working on the fuse programming language, it's a statically typed purely functional language with higher-kinder types and ad-hoc polymorphism. It compiles to the GRIN whole-program optimizer, producing LLVM-generated native code. Fuse supports ADTs, Generics, Type Methods, Traits, Pattern matching etc. all in a functional style with no mutations. I’ve been developing the language for 5 years, with code written in Scala. I’ve started coding the language from the base of System F that was implemented as part of the book: Types and Programming Languages (tapl). And then…
Aug 2026 · fuselang.org · its alternatives →
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A fast functional language based on two level type theory - ehatti/peridot
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
- 19IA
Software Engineer in New York specializing in Apple platforms
2015 · harlanhaskins.com · its alternatives →
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Functional programming without the hassle.
2015 · haskellformac.com · its alternatives →
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2025 · turtleware.eu · its alternatives →
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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 →
- 23IM
2013 · lispwebtales.ppenev.com · its alternatives →
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Lisp in C#▲144a custom Lisp. Contribute to codr7/sharpl development by creating an account on GitHub.
2024 · github.com · its alternatives →
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