C (programming language) Alternatives

One of the most popular alternatives to C (programming language) is Java, which is open source and free for personal use. Other popular alternatives are Rust, C++, Lua and Go (Programming Language). Programming Languages like C (programming language) are a crowded field, with more than 50 alternatives for Linux, Mac, Windows, the web and self-hosting.

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  1. Haskell icon
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    Haskell is an advanced purely-functional programming language. An open-source product of more than twenty years of cutting-edge research, it allows rapid development of robust, concise, correct software.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
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  2. C3 is a programming language that builds on the syntax and semantics of the C language, with the goal of evolving it while still retaining familiarity for C programmers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Windows
    • Mac
    • Linux
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  3. Ada icon
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    Ada 2012 is the next generation of the world’s premier programming language for engineering safe, secure and reliable software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
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    • BSD
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  4. Odin icon
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    The Odin programming language is fast, concise, readable, pragmatic and open sourced. It is designed with the intent of replacing C with the following goals:

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    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Mac
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    • BSD
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  5. Haxe icon
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    Haxe is an open source toolkit based on a modern high level strictly typed programming language, a state-of-the-art light-speed cross-compiler, a complete cross-platform standard library, and ways to access to each platform's native capabilities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Raspberry Pi
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  6. Objective-C icon
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    The Objective-C language is a simple computer language designed to enable sophisticated object-oriented programming. Objective-C is defined as a small but powerful set of extensions to the standard ANSI C language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
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  7. A community fork of a language named after a plant fungus. All of the memory-safe features you love, now with 100% less bureaucracy.

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
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  8. OCaml icon
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    OCaml is an industrial strength programming language supporting functional, imperative and object-oriented styles.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  9. Nelua icon
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    Nelua is a systems programming language for performance sensitive applications, like real-time applications and game engines. Its syntax and semantics are similar to Lua, but its garbage collection is optional, it provides optional type notations, and it is free from an...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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  10. HolyC icon
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    HolyC is very similar to regular C, so it's a very simple but powerful language. It was used to make all of TempleOS, so it definitely works to make programs.

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    • Linux
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