Erlang AlternativesProgramming Languages and other similar apps like Erlang

Erlang is described as 'Concurrent, functional programming language enabling fault-tolerant, distributed, and scalable real-time systems, with hot swapping, garbage collection, and dynamic typing' and is a programming language in the development category. There are more than 25 alternatives to Erlang for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Web-based apps. The best Erlang alternative is Python, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Erlang are Java, PHP, C++ and C#.

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  1. Python icon
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    Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported.

    97 Python alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Symbian S60
    • BSD
    • AROS
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • OpenSolaris
    • MorphOS
     
  2. Java icon
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    Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.

    76 Java alternatives

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    • Free Personal
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • Java Mobile
    • Symbian S60
    • HP webOS
    • Blackberry
    • Android Tablet
    • BSD
    • Blackberry 10
    • Kindle Fire
     
  3. PHP icon
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    Open-source scripting language executed on the server, PHP embeds into HTML, fostering dynamic web development. Influenced by C, Java, and Perl, it supports database integration, offers extensive libraries, and remains easy for beginners while robust for seasoned developers.

    45 PHP alternatives

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    • PHP
     
  4. C++ icon
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    C++ is a 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.

    72 C++ alternatives

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    • Open Source

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

    83 C# alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  6. Open-source programming language by Google, offering C-style syntax and automatic memory management. Features built-in concurrency and vast libraries, ideal for cloud services, web, and CLI development, supporting DevOps with fast builds and an expansive ecosystem.

    72 Go (Programming Language) alternatives

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Go (Programming Language)
     
  7. Ruby icon
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    Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.

    82 Ruby alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Haiku
     
  8. Dart icon
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    Dart (originally called Dash) is a Web programming language developed by Google. It was unveiled at the GOTO conference in Aarhus, 2011 October 10-12. The goal of Dart is "ultimately to replace JavaScript as the lingua franca of web development on the open web platform.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
     
  9. 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.

    74 Haskell alternatives

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    • Free
    • Open Source

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  10. 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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    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
     
  11. V is a statically typed compiled programming language designed for building maintainable software.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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