C++ Alternatives

C++ is described as 'Statically typed, free-form, multi-paradigm, compiled, general-purpose, powerful programming language. It is regarded as an intermediate-level language, as it comprises a combination of both high-level and low-level language features' and is a very popular programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to C++ for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Windows, Mac, BSD and Self-Hosted apps. The best C++ alternative is Rust, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like C++ are Java, C (programming language), Go (Programming Language) and C#.

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  1. 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
     
  2. Functional-first language for .NET with static typing, succinct and expressive code, advanced pattern matching, object-oriented features, interop with .NET languages, async programming, type providers, cross-platform support, tooling, and immutable data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  3. 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:

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (Zlib)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
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    • BSD
     
  4. 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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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Pony language icon
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    Pony is an open-source, object-oriented, actor-model, capabilities-secure, high performance programming language.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Fortran icon
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    Fortran (previously FORTRAN, derived from Formula Translating System) is a general-purpose, imperative programming language that is especially suited to numeric computation and scientific computing.

    24 Fortran alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Mac
     
  7. Clojure icon
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    Clojure is a dynamic programming language that targets the Java Virtual Machine (and the CLR ). It is designed to be a general-purpose language, combining the approachability and interactive development of a scripting language with an efficient and robust infrastructure for...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  8. Temper is a programming language and toolchain for making libraries that can be used natively from any other language.

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    • Windows
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  9. Unison is a statically-typed functional language with type inference, an effect system, and advanced tooling. It is based around a big idea of content-addressed code, in which function are identified by a hash of their implementation rather than by name, and code is stored as...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Self-Hosted
     
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