Alternatives to C++ for all platforms with any license

Java

Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation...

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C (programming language)

C is a general-purpose computer programming language. C is one of the most widely used programming languages of all time.

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Compiled Language Inline assembly Manual memory management Systems programming Add a feature

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C#

C# is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and...

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Ruby

Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated...

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Blocks Dynamic typing Object-oriented Language Package Manager ... Text processing Add a feature

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Rust

A systems programming language that runs blazingly fast, prevents almost all crashes, and eliminates data races. .
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Typesafe Abstract Data Types Package Manager Pattern matching ... Type inference Add a feature

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Lua

Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language. Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on...

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Go (Programming Language)

Go is an open source programming language that makes it easy to build simple, reliable, and efficient software.

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Class inheritance Compiled Language Performance Monitoring Add a feature

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Perl

Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language with over 22 years of development. The Perl languages borrow features from other...

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D (Programming Language)

D is a language with C-like syntax and static typing. It pragmatically combines efficiency, control, and modeling power, with safety and programmer productivity. ...
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Contract programming Functional Language High Level Multiparadigm ... Object-oriented Language Add a feature

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Haskell

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...

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Julia

Julia is a high-level, high-performance dynamic programming language for technical computing, with syntax that is familiar to users of other technical computing...

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Scala

Scala is a modern multi-paradigm programming language based on the Java Virtual Machine (JVM) designed to express common programming patterns in a concise, elegant, and...

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Nim (programming language)

Nim is a statically typed, imperative programming language with a powerful macro system that tries to give the programmer ultimate power without compromises on runtime...

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Imperative Language Lisp-like Object-oriented Language Add a feature

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Apple Swift

Swift is a programming language for iOS, OS X, watchOS and tvOS apps that builds on the best of C and Objective-C, without the constraints of C compatibility. Swift...

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Object-oriented Language Scripting Scripting language Add a feature

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Haxe

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...

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Macros Object-oriented Language Pattern matching Add a feature

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