Clojure Alternatives

Apps similar to Clojure include Python, which is free and open source. Other options are JavaScript, Java, Rust and C++. There's no shortage of Programming Languages like Clojure, with more than 50 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac, self-hosting and the web.

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
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  2. NAAb icon
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    Polyglot programming language that embeds 12 languages in one file with built-in LLM governance.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Linux
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  3. PureScript was initially designed by Phil Freeman in 2013. He started to work on PureScript since he wasn't satisfied by other attempts to transpile Haskell to JavaScript (e.g. using Fay, Haste, or GHCJS).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • FreeBSD
    • NetBSD
    • OpenBSD
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  4. Eiffel is an object-oriented programming language designed by Bertrand Meyer (an object-orientation proponent and author of Object-Oriented Software Construction) and Eiffel Software. Meyer conceived the language in 1985 with the goal of increasing the reliability of commercial...

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • BSD
    • Solaris
    • FreeBSD
    • OpenSolaris
    • OpenBSD
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  5. Glojure icon
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    Glojure is an interpreter for Clojure, hosted on Go. Glojure provides easy access to Go libraries, similar to how Clojure provides easy access to Java frameworks.

    Cost / License

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    • Go (Programming Language)
    • Clojure
    • Self-Hosted
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  6. Where jank differs from Clojure JVM is that its host is C++ on top of an LLVM-based JIT. This allows jank to offer the same benefits of REPL-based development while being able to seamlessly reach into the native world and compete seriously with JVM's performance.

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
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